6:00 am Weather Report 22nd Sept, 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 22nd September, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace     

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.1 mm   

Sunset today: 5:59 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 east near

      12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers. There is a chance   of isolated afternoon thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:13 am… High at 4:26 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:40 am… High at 5:33 pm

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Low level moisture and a relatively light southeasterly wind regime, may trigger some afternoon thundershowers.

At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Depression Rose was located near latitude 23.4 north, longitude 38.4 west. Rose is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h. Rose is expected to degenerate as it continues to move further away from the islands.

A strong tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 14 mph or 22 km/h.  This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 2 days.