Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy with recent showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 53.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of November so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 48.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 96.1 mm.
Sunset today: 5:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and a low chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution as soils are already saturated and any additional rainfall may trigger these hazards.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:39 pm… Low at 9:14 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:46 pm… Low at 10:41 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions trailing a trough system will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.
The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will be active over the extreme southern portion of the region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday.