6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 25th October, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 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: 1.0 mm

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 60.9 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 89.8 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am     Sunset tomorrow: 5:38 pm                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should take the necessary precaution due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:02 pm…. Low at 5:53 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:09 am…  Low at 7:20 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure system will generate light to moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause some cloudy periods with a few showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next 24 hours.

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