Date: 05th September, 2021
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
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: 3.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:12 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:52 am…High at 3:16 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:19 am…High at 4:23 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres today, becoming moderate to locally rough with northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres from tonight.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal sea swells.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.
Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction to air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Larry was located near latitude 18.8 degrees north, longitude 49.0 degrees west or about 925 miles or 1485 kilometres east of the northern Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph or 195 km/h, with higher gusts. Larry is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h. Although Hurricane Larry does not pose a direct threat to our region, above normal sea swells generated by this system are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles later today.
Two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.