Date: 30th October, 2021
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am 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.
Sunset today: 5:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour:High at 12:08 pm…Low at 5:05 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 1:15 pm…Low at 6:32 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with some widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.
Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.
An area of disturbed weather located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving northwestward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a low chance of development during the next five days and is not expected to pose a threat to our region.