6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 20th October, 2023
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 182.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 71.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:41 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, with gusts near showers, at first. However, sometime during the night, the winds are expected to blow from the southwest.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies with a few periods of rain, some scattered
moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:54 pm… Low at 2:44 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:01 pm… Low at 4:11 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5
to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas caused by Hurricane Tammy.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Mostly cloudy skies, with periods of rain, scattered moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms.
…TAMMY MOVING CLOSER TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS…
…HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE LESSER
ANTILLES…
Hurricane Tammy will continue to cause cloudiness, periods of rain, scattered moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Hurricane Tammy was located near latitude 14.3 degrees North, longitude 59.2 degrees West or about 125 miles or 200 kilometers east-southeast of Martinique. Tammy is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph or 11 km/h. A turn toward the northwest is anticipated tonight, followed by a north-northwestward and northward turn Saturday night through Sunday night.
On the forecast track, the center of Tammy will move near or over portions of the Leeward Islands tonight through Saturday night, and then move north of the northern Leeward Islands on Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph or 120 km/h, with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is expected over the next couple of days and Tammy is forecast to remain a hurricane while it moves near or over portions of the Leeward Islands.
Tammy is expected to produce rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches with maximum amounts of 12 inches over the Leeward Islands and 2 to 4 inches with maximum amounts of 6 inches over the northern Windward Islands.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for most of the Leeward Islands. A hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning are in effect for Dominica. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Barbados and Martinique.
Interests in the rest of the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.