Date: 1st October, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 90 %.
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 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm At GFL Charles: 3.9 mm
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles: 2.9 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:52 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the west and southwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:20 pm…High at 5:56 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:47 am…High at 7:03 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Philippe, will continue to cause scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 16.4 degrees North, longitude 59.0 degrees West or about 160 miles or 255 kilometers east of Guadeloupe. Philippe is moving toward the west-northwest 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 9 mph or 15 km/h.