Date: 17th October, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 19.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 178.5 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 the east near 12 mph or 19 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 present…Low at 10:16 am…High at 4:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:37 am…Low at 11:43 am…High at 5:45 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, over the next few days.
Moist and unstable conditions over the region, will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
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 medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system.