Date: 01st October, 2021
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 16.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September:
At Hewanorra Airport: 157.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 58.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:52 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h tonight, increasing to 23 mph or 37 km/h with occasional gusts from tomorrow morning.
Weather: Tonight; partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas, and isolated thunderstorms. Tomorrow; fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:27 pm…High at 12:06 am…Low at 7:04 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:54 pm…High at 01:13 am…Low at 8:31 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres tonight, becoming locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres from tomorrow morning.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility, brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms tonight, becoming fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few scattered showers from tomorrow morning.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with an approaching tropical wave will cause some cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to reduce visibility and air quality around our region over the next few days.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Victor was located near latitude 12.0 degrees north, longitude 34.3 degrees west. Victor is moving towards the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph or 100 km/h, with higher gusts. Victor is expected to remain over the open Atlantic and poses no threat to the Lesser Antilles.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.