Date: 06th September, 2021
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers and a chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms, mainly over the northern and western portions of the island.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:45 pm…Low at 9:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:52 pm…Low at 10:27 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers especially around the northern and eastern coasts of the island, are advised to exercise caution due to above normal sea swells.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
A weak pressure gradient over our region will continue to generate a light wind regime causing localized showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over some of the islands during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Hurricane Larry remains over the open Atlantic Ocean and continues to move away from the Lesser Antilles. Although Larry does not pose a direct threat to our region, above normal sea swells generated by this system will continue to affect the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.