6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 23rd October, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 57.6 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 87.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.          Sunset tomorrow 5:39 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers tonight, becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:07 pm…Low at 3:54 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:14 pm…Low at 5:21 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers tonight, becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tomorrow.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles tomorrow.

A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to impact our region following the passage of the tropical wave.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next seven (7) days.