Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
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 28 mph or 44 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 156.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 229.2 mm.
Sunset today: 5:38 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to continue to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:53 pm… Low at 1:11 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:46 pm… High at 7:00 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
brisk winds, reduced visibility and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
A tropical wave will continue to produce cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of our region, today.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.