Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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: 4.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 31.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 29.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 57.6 mm.
Sunset today: 5:49 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers, which maybe heavy in some areas and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to exercise extreme caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:02 pm… Low at 10:26 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:09 pm… Low at 11:53 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the northern Windward Islands and areas further south it will be generally cloudy with scattered showers which maybe heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave together with an upper level trough system, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.
A surface trough located over the central Tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward and is expected to affect our region over the weekend.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.