Date: 12th October, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 91°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 61%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 40.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:45 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 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair, hazy and warm, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few light showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:26 pm…Low at 4:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 01:33 pm…Low at 6:13 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions will cause some scattered showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period. A mid to upper-level trough will be causing some unsettled weather conditions over the region from tomorrow.
Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will impact visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.
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 eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development, during the next several days.