Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise extreme caution as Heavy Rain Continues

By SLUMET

Date: 5th November, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast with light rain.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 35.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of November so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 42.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 36.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:00 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:34 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and south near 16 mph or 26 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with periods of rain, scattered showers which may be heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise extreme caution.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:44 pm…High at 2:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:11 pm…High at 3:33 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast skies, with moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions associated with a trough system and an approaching tropical wave, will cause cloudiness, showers, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.