Date: 03rd October, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 85%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 65.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 90.0 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 between the south and southeast near 18 mph or 30 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 6:47 am…Low at 11:27 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:54 am…Low at 12:54 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 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 18.5 degrees North, longitude 62.9 degrees West or about 25 miles or 40 kilometers east-northeast of Anguilla. Philippe is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, the center of Philippe is expected to pass north of the Leeward Islands today.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda. 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 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.