Date: 14th October, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
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 72 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: nil
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 159.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 59.8 mm
Sunset today: 5:45 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, with a chance of a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:14 pm… Low at 9:33 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:21 pm… Low at 11:00 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate east-southeasterly to easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, over the next few days. Low level cloud patches drifting along this wind flow will cause a few brief showers over the region during the forecast period.
…Sean weakens to a depression
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Depression Sean was located near latitude 16.0 degrees north, longitude 44.2 degrees west. Sean is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional weakening is anticipated over the weekend.
An area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.