Date: 08th November, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of November so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 49.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 98.5 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 between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant 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 3:08 pm…Low at 9:55 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:15 pm…Low at 11:22 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands, the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the central Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
Moist and unstable conditions lingering over the Leeward Islands will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over these islands during the next 12 to 24 hours.
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to affect the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region today.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of our region from late tonight into tomorrow.