6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th September, 2019

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra airport is 30 c or 86 f.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33 c or 91 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 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.6 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 25.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.                      Sunset tomorrow: 6:09 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 13 mph

or 20 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 1:02 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:38 pm…High at 2:09 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with some scattered showers. Thunderstorms are possible over the southern Lesser Antilles.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will bring occasional cloudiness, showers and possible isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A weak area of low pressure, associated with a tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the Central Tropical Atlantic. This system is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. Some slow development of this system is possible during the next two or three days before upper-level winds become unfavourable for tropical cyclone formation.

A third tropical wave located over the Far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.