Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and south near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:29 pm… Low at 4:18 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:36 pm… Low at 5:45 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast at times, with scattered moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Adverse weather conditions generated by Tropical Storm Earl, will continue to affect the Leeward and northern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours. Moisture and instability trailing this system is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the remainder of our region from tonight.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Earl was located near latitude 19.3 degrees north, longitude 63.2 degrees west or about 75 miles or 125 kilometres northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Earl is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. On the forecast track, the center of Earl is expected to pass just north of the northern Leeward Islands this evening, and north of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight and Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h with higher gusts.
A tropical wave associated with an area of low pressure, is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. This system is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Another tropical wave located just off the west coast of Africa is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.