Saint Lucia Met. Services is closely monitoring the progress of a tropical wave

By SLUMET

Date: 04th October, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 13.8 mm.

Sunset today: 5:51 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:25 pm…Low at 4:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:51 am…High at 01:32 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal sea swells.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands. Partly cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers elsewhere.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A surface trough will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over parts of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days. This wave is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h and is expected to affect our region
from Wednesday. The Saint Lucia Met. Services is closely monitoring the progress of this wave.

An area of low pressure associated with another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 5 days.