Date: 13th October, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 159.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 59.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:45 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:57 pm…High at 3:28 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:24 pm…High at 4:35 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with brief scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System, will continue to generate light to moderate east-southeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Sean was located near latitude 14.9 degrees north, longitude 42.5 degrees west. Sean is moving toward the west northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional weakening is anticipated and Sean is forecast to degenerate later this weekend.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.