Date: 07th September, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 14 mph or
22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 5.7 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.7 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 16.4 mm
Sunset today: 6:10 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming
lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:11 pm… High at 6:34 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 01:38 pm… High at 7:41 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Low level moisture and instability over our region, will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the islands, during the next 24 hours.
…Tropical Depression Seventeen becomes Tropical Storm Paulette…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm was located near latitude 17.2 degrees north, longitude 42.2 degrees west or about 1375 miles or 2215 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the west-northwest near 3 mph or 6 km/h. A general west-northwestward to northwestward motion at a slightly faster speed is expected during the next several days. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Modest additional strengthening is expected during the next couple of days.
Also at 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Depression Eighteen was located near latitude 15.7 degrees north and longitude 21.2 degrees west. The Depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h and this general motion is expected over the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next few days and the depression is forecast to become a tropical storm later today.
On their current trajectory both systems are forecast to remain away from the Lesser Antilles. The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor the progress of these system.