Date: 19th September, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.0 mm
Sunset today: 6:01 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the north and northeast near 7 mph or 11 km/h, becoming lighter, variable and even calm at times.
Weather: Generally fair and warm, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers and a slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:42 am… High at 3:09 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:10 am… High at 4:16 pm
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Occasionally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
…A Tropical Depression Was Formed East Of The Northern Leeward Islands Last Night And Now Has Been Upgraded To Tropical Storm Peter This Morning…
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Peter was located near latitude 18.0 north, longitude 53.5 west or about 630 miles or 1015 kilometres east of the northern Leeward Islands. Peter is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h and this motion is expected to continue this morning. On this track, peter is expected to pass north of the northern Leeward Islands on Monday and Tuesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, followed by slow weakening by late Monday and Tuesday. Interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
…Tropical Depression Seventeen Forms Over The Far Eastern Tropical Atlantic…
At 5:00 am today, the center of newly formed Tropical Depression Seventeen was located near latitude 11.8 north, longitude 28.2 west. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h and this motion is expected to continue today.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is expected over the next couple days and the depression could become a tropical storm later today or Monday. This system is expected to remain over the Tropical Atlantic over the next few days and pose no threat to our region.