6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 22nd October, 2023
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 87%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 210.4 mm.
Sunset today: 5:40 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the south and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter or variable at times.
Weather: Mostly cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers and possible 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 11:11 am… Low at 2:47 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:18 pm… Low at 4:14 pm.
Seas: Moderate to with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Northen Windward and Leeward Islands, generally cloudy skies with scattered moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain and thunderstorms. Elsewhere, mostly cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
…STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS FOR THE NORTHERNMOST LEEWARD ISLANDS…
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 18.5 degrees north, longitude 62.3 degrees west or about 55 miles or 90 kilometers east-northeast of Angilla. Tammy is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue through today, followed by a turn toward the north or north-northeast on Monday. On the forecast track, the center of Tammy will move further away from the northernmost Leeward Islands later today.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 85 mph or 140 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible today followed by fluctuations in strength thereafter.
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 northern Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Barbuda and Anguilla, St. Maarten, St, Martin and St. Bathelemy.
Interests in the rest of the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.