Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast.
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.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 57.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 90.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.6 mm.
Sunset today: 5:52 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Mostly cloudy, with some 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: High at 5:56 pm… Low at 1:11 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:54 pm… High at 7:03 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Overcast with moderate to heavy showers, frequent thunderstorms and tropical storm force winds over the Leeward Islands. Further south, generally cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Tropical Storm Philippe will continue to impact the Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours. Moisture and instability associated with this system, will continue to cause scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 18.9 degrees North, longitude 63.9 degrees West or about 70 miles or 115 kilometers northwest of Anguilla. Philippe is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, the center of Philippe is expected to pass just north of the British Virgin Islands today and then move away from the northern Leeward Islands beginning tonight.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Anguilla. A tropical storm watch is in effect for the British Virgin Islands. Interests elsewhere 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.