Date: 11th October, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
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 90%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:46 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy skies, with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:44 am…Low at 3:06 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:51 pm…Low at 4:33 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy skies, with a few light showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles, will cause a few showers over the islands, during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will impact visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.
Tropical Storm Leslie continues to move northward away from the Lesser Antilles and 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.
Another tropical wave associated with an area of low pressure located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development, during the next several days.