Date: 26th November, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of November so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 182.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 272.4 mm.
Sunset today: 5:33 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:10 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers at first, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms late tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 4:55 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present…High at 6:02 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, mostly cloudy with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers at first, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms late tonight into tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
An approaching low-level trough is expected to produce an increase in cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over most of the Lesser Antilles from late tonight into Sunday.
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the region for the next few days.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.