Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 25 mph or 41 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 156.6 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 light 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 6:48 am…Low at 11:19 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:55 am…Low at 12:46 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 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 a few 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, this morning.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern 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.