Date: 09th October, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:47 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:48 am…Low at 12:12 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:55 am…Low at 1:39 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, with a few showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Weak unstable conditions in the wake of a tropical wave, together with daytime heating, will cause a few showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Leslie was located near latitude 21.2 north, longitude 47.8 west. Leslie is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph or 130 km/h, with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is anticipated today. Leslie does not pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.