Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 159.3 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 and east-southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:00 am…High at 3:14 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:27 am…High at 4:21 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy, with widely scattered showers.
The Atlantic High-Pressure System, will continue to generate light to moderate east-southeasterly 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.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Sean was located near latitude 15.4 degrees north, longitude 43.4 degrees west. Sean is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. 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 9 mph or 15 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.