Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
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 southeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming variable and calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:50 am… Low at 11:52 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:57 am… Low at 01:19 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers, particularly on the northern and eastern coasts, are advised to exercise caution.
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 in the atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean region, will produce some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the islands during the next 24 hours.
…Tropical Depression Wilfred degenerates into a Trough…
At 11:00 pm last night, the remnants of Tropical Depression Wilfred were located near latitude 15.9 degrees north, longitude 47.4 degrees west or about 925 miles or 1490 kilometres east of the Lesser Antilles. The remnants are moving toward the west near 17 mph or 28 km/h and this general motion should continue during the next day or two. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts however, winds should continue to decrease over the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.