Date: 23rd October, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 92%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 6 mph or
9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 212.0 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 east-northeast and east-southeast near 8 mph or 13 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:02 pm…Low at 4:29 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 06:36 am…High at 1:09 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the northern Leeward Islands, generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Rain bands associated with Hurricane Tammy will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Leeward Islands, during the forecast period.
Moist and unstable conditions in the atmosphere will cause occasional cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, over the central and southern portions of the region during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Tammy was located near latitude 21.4 degrees north, longitude 64.0 degrees west. Tammy is moving toward the north near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph or 130 km/h, with higher gusts. Swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Leeward Islands during the next two days.
A surface trough located over the western tropical Atlantic is moving slowly westward. This system is expected to affect our region on Tuesday.