6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 28th October, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 7.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 63.7 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 102.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:37 pm.              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers, a few of which may be heavy and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:22 pm… High at 1:54 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:49 pm… High at 3:01 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An approaching tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and 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 15 mph or 24 km/h.