Date: 30th September, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 176.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 267.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:53 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should continue to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 1:26 am…High at 8:12 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:16 pm…Low at 2:53 am…High at 9:19 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands.Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A trough system will maintain moist and unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean, during the next 24 hours. As a result, cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected over some islands, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 5 days.