6:00 pm Weather Report 12th Sept, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 12th September, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is  partly cloudy .

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 15 mph or

24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.6 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: 5.9 mm

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 13.2 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 14.5 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am             Sunset tomorrow: 6:06 pm  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated

         thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:22 pm… Low at 2:45 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:29 pm… Low at 4:12 am

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 cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central Windward Islands and areas further north. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK  

A surface trough will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central and northern portions of our region during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves, one located over the central Tropical Atlantic, and the other over the eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Another tropical wave is forecast to move off the West African coast tomorrow. This wave has a medium chance of further development, as it continues to move westward.