Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with 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 94 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the west at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:52 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the west and southwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers which may be heavy and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 10:52 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:03 am… Low at 12:19 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms over the central Windward Islands and areas futher north. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.
Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Philippe, will continue to cause scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern half of the region during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 17.1 degrees North, longitude 60.0 degrees West or about 120 miles or 200 kilometers east of Barbuda. Philippe is moving toward the northwest near 7 mph or 11 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, the center of Philippe is expected to pass near or just northeast of the northern Leeward Islands later today and tonight.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h.