Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.7 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 northeast and east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers which may be heavy in some areas 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 8:05 am…Low at 12:44 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:12 am…Low at 02:11 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the central Windward Islands and areas further north it will be partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
A surface trough is expected to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central and northern portions of our region during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days as environmental condition have become less conducive for further development.