Date: 09th October, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with showers and thunderstorms.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 26.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 35.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 97.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:48 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:16 pm…Low at 9:23 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:23 pm…Low at 10:50 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.
Moisture and instability associated with an upper-level trough will continue to cause showers and thunderstorms over most of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the region during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.