6:00 am Weather Report for 17th October 2024

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 17th October, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Fair.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 89%.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.1 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 37.0 mm.       

Sunset today: 5:42 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:46 am… High at 3:08 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:13 am… High at 9:14 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions will cause widely scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave associated with an area of low pressure located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation, during the next seven days and is expected to begin affecting the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles late tonight into tomorrow.