Date: 1st October, 2023
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the west at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm At GFL Charles: 1.0 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.1 mm At GFL Charles: 106.0 mm
Sunset today: 5:53 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the west and southwest at 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:39 pm…Low at 11:20 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:46 pm…Low at 12:47 am
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Philippe will cause some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 16.1 degrees North, longitude 58.7 degrees West or about 180 miles or 290 kilometers east of Guadeloupe. Philippe is moving toward the west near 7 mph or 11 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. A tropical storm watch has been issued for Antigua and Barbuda. Other interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.