Date: 19th October, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southest at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 35.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 118.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 191.6 mm.
Sunset today: 5:41 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming calm at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy mainly during the afternoon with some localized showers over the northern and western portions of our island. There is also a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:06 pm… Low at 12:02 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:05 pm… High at 6:13 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves up to 3 feet or 0.9 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A light southeasterly wind flow and weak unstable conditions over the Lesser Antilles, is expected to cause a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, over our region during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the central Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. The first wave is expected to affect our region on Thursday.