6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 09th September, 2020
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 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm at GFL Charles airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.8 mm at GFL Charles airport: 21.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:08 pm.
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 brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:02 pm… Low at 3:36 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:09 pm… Low at 5:03 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow will cause a few showers over the region during the next 24 hours.
…… Tropical Storm Paulette ……
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 20.5 degrees north, longitude 47.4 degrees west or about 1035 miles or 1665 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h with higher gusts.
…… Tropical Storm Rene……
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Rene was located over the eastern tropical Atlantic near latitude 18.0 degrees north and longitude 32.7 degrees west. Rene is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 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.