6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 18th September, 2020
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 35.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:02 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and south at about 9 mph or
15 km/h becoming calm at times.
Weather: Today, fair to partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy with some scattered showers, by this evening.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:00 am… High at 4:23 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:27 am… High at 5:30 pm
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells
5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers, particularly on the northern and eastern
coasts, are advised to exercise caution due to swells generated by Hurricane
Teddy.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing Hurricane Teddy is expected to produce some showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles from tonight.
...Hurricane Teddy...
At 5:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Teddy was located near latitude 21.6 degrees north, longitude 55.4 degrees west or about 550 miles or 890 kilometers northeast of the Lesser Antilles. Teddy is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h and this motion is expected to continue for the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph or 215 km/h with higher gusts.
Hurricane Teddy does not pose a direct threat to our region, however swells generated by this system will continue to affect the Lesser Antilles.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving west northwestward at about 12 mph or 19 km/h. Environmental conditions are conducive for further development of this system. This tropical wave is expected to develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm in the next few days.
Another tropical wave, is forecast to move off the African coast by tomorrow. There is a chance of further development as this wave moves generally west northwest.