Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution as soils are already saturated and any additional rainfall may trigger these hazards
By SLUMET
Date: 07th November, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
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.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 18 mph or 30 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 November so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 48.6 mm.
Sunset today: 5:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution as soils are already saturated and any additional rainfall may trigger these hazards.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:14 am…High at 2:39 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:41 am…High at 3:46 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas, and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas, and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions trailing a trough system will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday.
Subtropical Storm Nicole forms over the northwest Atlantic. At 5:00 am today, the center of Subtropical Storm Nicole was located near latitude 25.5 degrees north, longitude 68.5 degrees west or about 555 miles or 895 kilometres east of the northwestern Bahamas. A tropical storm watch has been issued for the northwestern Bahamas. This system does not pose a threat to our region.
An area of low pressure located over the central north Atlantic has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 5 days. This system is also not expected to pose a threat to our region.
