Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 21 mph or 33 km/h
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 191.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 237.2 mm.
Sunset today: 5:38 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:45 pm…Low at 10:31 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:52 pm…Low at 11:58 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, reduced visibility and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the extreme southern Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and limit shower activity, over most of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
The ITCZ (Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone) will remain active over the extreme southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.