6:00 pm Weather Report 11th September, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 11th September, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°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 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm          At GFL Charles:2.6 mm

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.6 mm          At GFL Charles:8.6 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:07 pm  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers tonight. Tomorrow, cloudy at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations 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 6:33 pm…Low at 1:29 am…High at 8:05 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:40 pm…Low at 2:56 am…High at 9:12 am

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK  

A weak tropical wave will continue to produce occasional cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles today.  Immediately thereafter, a surface trough is expected to begin affecting the Lesser Antilles, producing increased periods of cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the next two days.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.

A third strong tropical wave just off the coast of Africa is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a high chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.