Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
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 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.4 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 152.6 mm
Sunset today: 5:54 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 13 mph or 20 km/h becoming lighter, variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:22 pm…Low at 4:12 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 06:59 am…High at 1:29 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 occasionally cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the region will generate some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Sam was located near latitude 21.5 degrees north, longitude 59.1 degrees west or about 345 miles or 555 kilometres northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Sam is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h and will pass well to the northeast of the northern Leeward Islands this morning. Maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph or 230 km/h, with higher gusts. Although Hurricane Sam does not pose a direct threat to the region, swells generated by this system will impact the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to be near the Lesser Antilles by late Friday.
An area of low pressure located over central tropical Atlantic is no longer expected to develop due to unfavourable environmental conditions.
At 5:00 am today, Tropical Storm Victor was located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic. Victor is moving towards the west-northwest with a turn towards northwest expected over the weekend. Victor is expected to remain over the open Atlantic and poses no threat to the Lesser Antilles.