Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:38 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times 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 6:39 pm….Low at 2:15 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:46 pm… Low at 3:42 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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 and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk
easterly winds around the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will generate cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.