Date: 21st October, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light rain.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 91%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the west-northwest at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 183.3 mm.
Sunset today: 5:41 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the west and south near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming variable and gusty near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy, with periods of rain, 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 9:53 am…Low at 1:06 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 11:00 am…Low at 2:33 pm.
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, with periods of rain, scattered moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms.
… HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT…
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 am today, the center of Hurricane Tammy was located near latitude 15.2 degrees north, longitude 60.4 degrees west or about 60 miles or 100 kilometers east-southeast of Dominica. Tammy is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph or 15 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Tammy will move near or over portions of the Leeward Islands through early Sunday, and then move north of the northern Leeward Islands by Sunday afternoon.
Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph or 130 km/h, with higher gusts. Tammy is forecast to remain a hurricane while it moves near or over 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 portions of the Windward Islands.
Swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
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 and Saba and St. Eustatius. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Martinique and the British Virgin Islands.
Interests in the rest of the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.