6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 22nd September, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:59 pm
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 brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:37 pm…High at 5:05 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:04 am…High at 6:12 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light to moderate easterly to southeasterly winds will continue across the eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
…ANOTHER TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC..
…EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS…
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Tropical Depression Eighteen was located over the eastern Atlantic near latitude 10.1 North, longitude 33.9 West. The depression is moving toward the west near 15 mph or 24 km/h and this motion is expected to continue for the next day or so, followed by a gradual turn to the west-northwest by Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast over the next several days. The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm by tomorrow, and could be near hurricane intensity by the weekend.