Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:09 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-northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming 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: High at 8:37 am…Low at 1:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:44 am…Low at 2:42 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
…… Tropical Storm Paulette ……
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 19.2 degrees north, longitude 45.6 degrees west or about 1145 miles or 1845 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the west near 8 mph or 13 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h with higher gusts.
…… Tropical Depression Rene ……
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Depression Rene was located over the eastern tropical Atlantic near latitude 17.4 degrees north and longitude 30.5 degrees west. Rene is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts.
Both of these systems are forecast to remain over the open Atlantic Ocean and are not expected to pose a direct threat to the Lesser Antilles.
A tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa tomorrow. This wave has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.
The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor and provide updates on the progress of these systems.