6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy/Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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-northeast at 10 mph

or 17 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.3 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 27.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am          Sunset tomorrow: 6:06 pm.               

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:  Low at 09:08 pm…High at 3:38 am…Low 09:50 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:    Low at 10:35 pm…High at 4:45 am…Low 11:17 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward and Northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles is expected to produce cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the northern portion of the region over the weekend.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. These waves are being monitored closely as some development is possible during the next 5 days.