6:00 pm Weather Report 23rd September, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 45.3 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 32.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 5:58 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a 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 8:17 pm… Low at 3:51 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:24 pm… Low at 5:18 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak trough system will cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.