Date: 18th October, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
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 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 178.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 68.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:42 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight 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 5:13 pm…Low at 12:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:13 pm…High at 6:20 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 widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A mid to upper-level trough, will continue to cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A broad area of low pressure located about 850 miles or 1368 kilometers east of the Windward Islands, has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours. The system is moving westward to west-northwestward, and is expected to be in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles by Friday. Interests in the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.