Date: 15th October, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 128.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 186.3 mm.
Sunset today: 5:44 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 6:40 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:27 pm…High at 7:47 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with some widely scattered showers.
A light to moderate easterly wind flow and generally fair weather will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
A weak tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Sunday into Monday.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Further development of this system is no longer expected during the next five days.