6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 29th 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 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 65.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 102.7 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.         Sunset tomorrow: 5:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a few scattered showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:03 pm…High at 2:34 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:30 pm…High at 3:41 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 to feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will cause occasional cloudiness with some showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of the region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.