6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 31st October, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 92%.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.7 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 4.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 69.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 116.2mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am     Sunset tomorrow…5:35 pm.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some moderate to occasionally heavy 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 09:14 pm… High at 3:47 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:41 pm… High at 4:54 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands, generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Further south, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light winds will persist across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Moist and unstable conditions associated with a frontal system will cause cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over parts of the region, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to increase cloudiness and shower activity over the region from tonight into Friday.