Date: 08th October, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 44.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 60.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:48 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and very hazy with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
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 4:37 pm… Low at 11:18 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:44 pm… Low at 12:45 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal sea swells.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few brief scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions enhanced by 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 to the east of the Lesser Antilles is drifting westward, and is expected to affect our region from tomorrow afternoon into Sunday.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.