6:00 am Weather Report 21st September, 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 21st September, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 7 mph or 11 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: 18.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:00 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:44 am… High at 4:01 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:11 am… High at 5:08 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, generally fair skies with a few brief showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A relatively drier and more stable atmosphere is expected over the Eastern Caribbean region.

At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Peter was located near latitude 19.6 north, longitude 63.8 west or about 105 miles or 170 kilometres north-northwest of the northern Leeward Islands. Peter is moving toward the west near 12 mph or 19 km/h. A west-northwest motion is expected to resume later today and continue for the next day or two.  A turn to the north with a decrease in forward speed is expected later this week.  Peter poses no direct threat to the Eastern Caribbean region.

At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Rose was located near latitude 21.0 north, longitude 36.4 west. Rose is moving toward the northwest near 20 mph or 31 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Rose is expected to remain over the open Atlantic during the next five days.

A strong tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.  This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.