Date: 20th September, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.6 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 east-southeast and south near 8 mph or 13 km/h, becoming lighter, variable or calm at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few light 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: High at 3:36 pm… Low at 09:11 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:43 pm… Low at 10:38 pm.
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 skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, generally fair skies with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Peter, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the northern Leeward Islands, during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Peter was located near latitude 19.5 north, longitude 60.9 west or about 170 miles or 275 kilometres east- northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Peter is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h. On the forecast track, the centre of Peter is expected to pass north of the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico by Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Rose was located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic near latitude 17.3 north, longitude 33.4 west. Rose is moving toward the northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Rose is expected to remain over the open Atlantic during the next five days.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.