6:00 am Weather Report 18th November, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 pm last night:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      

Total rainfall for the month of November so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 141.3 mm.           

Sunset today: 5:32 pm.                       Sunrise tomorrow: 6:06 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:51 am…Low at 5:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:51 am…High at 12:58 pm.    

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly 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 above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the next few days. Patches of low level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods with brief showers over the region during the forecast period.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.