Date: 12th October, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with recent showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 159.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 57.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:46 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:26 pm…Low at 8:21 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:33 pm…Low at 9:48 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers, mainly over the northern and central Lesser Antilles.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions over the region, will continue to cause occasional cloudiness with showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
…Sean strengthens back to a tropical storm…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Sean was located near latitude 13.1 degrees north, longitude 37.2 degrees west. Sean is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.