Date: 27th October, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 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 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy 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 7:37 pm… Low at 3:29 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:44 pm… Low at 4:56 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, over the extreme southern portion of the region. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate 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 Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will generate cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of our region, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.