Date: 31st October, 2023
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 258.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 183.7 mm.
Sunset today: 5:36 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:58 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:43 pm… Low at 11:53 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present… High at 5:50 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-pressure system will generate light to moderate easterly winds over the Lesser Antilles during the next few days. A drier and more stable atmosphere will result in fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers across the region during the forecast period.
A surface trough located over the western Tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward. This system is expected to affect our region from late tomorrow.