Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: 5.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.6 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 between the east and east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies during the daytime, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers during the night.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:40 pm… High at 7:13 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 02:07 pm… High at 8:20 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the northern and central Lesser Antilles.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Low level moisture and instability together with an upper-level trough will produce some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over some of the islands during the next 24 hours.
…… Tropical Storm Paulette …..
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 18.4 degrees north, longitude 43.3 degrees west or about 1295 miles or 2090 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph or 9 km/h. A turn toward the west-northwest or west with a slight increase in forward speed is expected during the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph or 100 km/h, with higher gusts. Further strengthening is forecast today and Paulette could become a hurricane by tonight. Gradual weakening is expected by late Wednesday.
…… Tropical Storm Rene …..
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Rene was located near latitude 16.5 degrees north and longitude 26.5 degrees west. Rene is moving toward the west near 16 mph or 26 km/h and a motion toward the west to west-northwest is expected over the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected today, followed by gradual strengthening on Thursday and Friday. Rene is forecast to become a hurricane in a couple of days.
On their current trajectories, 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.