6:00 pm Weather Report 14th September, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 2.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 16.9 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 19.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.      Sunset tomorrow: 6:04 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:47 pm… Low at 5:28 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:54 pm… Low at 6:55 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to cause a few cloudy periods with showers over the Eastern Caribbean region tonight.

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

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days, as it moves westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the region during the next couple of days.