Date: 21st October, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.
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 pm last night:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 53.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:40 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers today, becoming generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant from tonight.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:03 am…Low at 11:17 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:10 am…Low at 12:44 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with widely scattered showers today. An increase in cloudiness with showers, which may be heavy at times, and isolated thunderstorms is expected over the Windward Islands and areas further south from tonight.
Weak unstable conditions will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles today.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the region from tonight.
Two tropical waves located over the western and eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.