Date: 20th September, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
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: 45.3 mm
Sunset today: 6:00 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the south and east-southeast near 11 mph or 18 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Showers may be heavy in the interior of the island.
Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides, or near rivers should exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:13 am… High at 5:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:01 am… Low at 12:40 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 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
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the northern part of the region.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Low level moisture and instability over our region, is expected to produce some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over some of the islands, during the next 24 hours.
...Tropical Storm Wilfred…
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Wilfred was located near latitude 15.0 degrees north, longitude 42.0 degrees west or about 1285 miles or 2070 kilometres east of the Lesser Antilles. Wilfred is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h. A turn toward the west with a slight decrease in forward speed is expected by tonight.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Weakening is anticipated, and Wilfred is expected to dissipate as soon as later today.
Tropical Storm Wilfred is not expected to pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave is located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.