Date: 20th October, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
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 east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 156.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 216.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:41 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms from later today.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:18 pm… Low at 09:41 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:25 pm… Low at 11:08 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will cause an increase in cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over the southern portion of our region, from this afternoon into Thursday.
A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.