Date: 09th October, 2024
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 91°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 67%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 39.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:47 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:12 pm… High at 7:19 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:39 pm… High at 8:26 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
Weak unstable conditions in the wake of a tropical wave, together with daytime heating, will cause a few showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Leslie was located near latitude 21.7 north, longitude 48.4 west. Leslie is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph or 140 km/h, with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is anticipated today. Leslie does not pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.