Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 156.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 216.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:40 pm.
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 and hazy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight. Tomorrow, fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered 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: Low at 09:41 pm…High at 4:14 am…Low at 09:31 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:08 pm…High at 5:21 am…Low at 10:58 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of our region tonight.
A plume of Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.