Date: 04th September, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Sunset today: 6:13 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and south-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding are advised to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 2:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:34 pm…Low at 4:10 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms associated with Tropical Storm Earl, will continue to affect the northern Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours. Moisture and instability trailing this system, will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the remainder of our region during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Earl was located near latitude 19.5 degrees north, longitude 64.4 degrees west or about 85 miles or 140 kilometres north of the northern Leeward Islands. Earl is moving toward the northwest near 3 mph or 6 km/h. On the forecast track, Earl is expected to move slowly northward and away from the region. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts and Earl could become a hurricane in a couple of days.
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 over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. An area of low pressure could form along this wave later this week, and some gradual development is possible as this system moves generally west-northwestward over the eastern to central tropical Atlantic during the next five days.