Date: 24th October, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 213.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 77.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the south and southeast near 8 mph or 13 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Cloudy at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 12:34 am…Low at 6:42 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:17 pm…High at 01:41 am…Low at 8:09 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
A surface trough will continue to cause some cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Hurricane Tammy was located near latitude 24.6 degrees north, longitude 61.7 degrees west or about 465 miles or 750 kilometers north of Anguilla. Tammy is moving toward the northeast near 8 mph or 13 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph or 120 km/h, with higher gusts. Swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Leeward Islands during the next few days.