Date: 16th October, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
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 67%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 14 mph or 22 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: 5:43 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 scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:07 pm…Low at 10:49 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:14 pm…Low at 12:16 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers, mainly over the southern Leeward to central Windward Islands.
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 scattered showers over the central portion of region during the forecast period.
An area of low pressure 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.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.