Date: 11th September, 2021
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:07 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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:58 am…Low at 12:03 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:05 am…Low at 1:30 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak tropical wave will continue to produce occasional cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles today.
A surface trough located over the western Tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward. This system is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over our region from Sunday into Monday.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.
A strong tropical wave just off the coast of Africa is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a high or 70 percent chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.