Date: 14th October, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 144.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 201.5 mm.
Sunset today: 5:44 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some light to moderate showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to continue exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 4:16 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 01:13 pm…Low at 5:43 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over the extreme northern portion of our region, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly thunderstorms over these areas, during the forecast period.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.
A weak tropical wave located just to the east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to affect mainly the Windward Islands and areas further south from late today into Friday.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.