Date: 02nd October, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 14.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 14.4 mm.
Sunset today: 5:52 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, breezy and very hazy, with a few 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: High at 1:33 pm… Low at 6:25 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:40 pm… Low at 7:52 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
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, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms, mainly over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Further north, fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with isolated showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave, will cause some cloudy periods with showers and possibly thunderstorms, over the extreme southern portion our region during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a significant reduction in visibility and air quality around our region over the next few days.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Victor was located near latitude 13.1 degrees north, longitude 37.2 degrees west. Victor is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast during the next few days. Victor is expected to remain over the open Atlantic and poses no threat to the Lesser Antilles.