Date: 17th 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 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At Hewanorra Airport: 8.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 178.5 mm. At Hewanorra Airport: 68.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:42 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 11:34 pm…High at 6:18 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present…Low at 01:01 am…High at 7:25 am.
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 widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Moisture and instability associated with mid to upper-level trough, will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A broad area of low pressure located over the central tropical Atlantic, has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours. The system is expected to be in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles over the weekend. Interests in the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.