6:00 am Weather Report 14th October, 2023

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: 

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.

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. 

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. 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.