Date: 25th October, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light rain.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 213.6 mm.
Sunset today: 5:39 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east-southeast near 7 mph or 11 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of 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 6:42 am… High at 1:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:09 am… High at 2:22 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
A surface trough will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and the possibility of isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Tammy was located near latitude 25.6 degrees north, longitude 60.2 degrees west or about 540 miles or 870 kilometers south-southeast of Bermuda. Tammy is moving toward the northeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph or 155 km/h, with higher gusts. Swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Leeward Islands during the next couple of days.
Another surface trough located over the central Tropical Atlantic is slowly moving westward.