Date: 13th October, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with recent showers.
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 87%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 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 and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:23 am… High at 12:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:50 am… High at 2:06 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.
Weak unstable conditions associated with a mid to upper-level trough and a tropical wave will cause some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will impact visibility and air quality across the region, during the next couple of days.
Another tropical wave associated with an area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation, during the next several days.