Date: 10th October, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 35.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.5 mm.
Sunset today: 5:47 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 near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times. However, gusty winds may accompany periods of heavy showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies 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: Low at 09:26 am… High at 3:45 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:53 am… High at 4:52 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern Lesser Antilles. Further north, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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 17 and 12 mph or 28 and 19 km/h, respectively.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.