Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. 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: 5:44 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 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 at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:40 pm… Low at 10:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:47 pm… Low at 11:37 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers.
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days. Low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few isolated showers over the region during the forecast period. At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Depression Sean was located near latitude 17.7 degrees north, longitude 47.1 degrees west or about 1050 miles or 1690 kilometers east of the northern Leeward Islands. Sean is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 30 mph or 45 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional weakening is anticipated and Sean is forecast to dissipate by Monday.
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 seven days.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.