Date: 21st October, 2025
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 67%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 15.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 162.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 128.2 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies, with a few brief showers this afternoon. Occasionally cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers tonight, and tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:07 pm…Low at 09:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:14 pm…Low at 11:13 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate to brisk easterly winds across the region during the next couple of days. Weak unstable conditions will support some showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
The 13th tropical storm of the season forms over the central Caribbean Sea.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Melissa was located near latitude 14.3 north, longitude 71.7 west or about 300 miles or 480 kilometers south of Port Au Prince Haiti. Melissa is moving toward the west near 14 mph or 22 km/h. On this forecast track, Melissa is expected to approach the southwestern portion of Haiti and Jamaica later this week. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h), with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is expected over the next few days.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 and 8 mph or 19 and 15 km/h, respectively.