Date: 15th 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 30°C or 86°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 at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:43 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally 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: Low at 10:10 pm… High at 4:47 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:37 pm… High at 5:54 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 feet or 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few 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 showers over the region during the forecast period.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Depression Sean was located near latitude 18.0 degrees north, longitude 48.2 degrees west or about 980 miles or 1575 kilometers east of the northern Leeward Islands. Sean is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph or 45 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional weakening is anticipated later tonight.
An area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave located over the central 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 eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.