Date: 06th September, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:11 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 near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming 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 and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:38 pm…Low at 5:29 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:45 pm…Low at 6:56 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Leeward and southern Windward Islands. Over the central Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Feeder bands associated with Tropical Storm Earl will continue to affect the northern Leeward Islands today.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Earl was located near latitude 23.7 North, longitude 65.7 West. Earl is moving toward the north near 5 mph or 7 km/h. On the forecast track, Earl will continue to slowly move away from our region. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph or 100 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast and Earl could become a hurricane later this week.
A low-level trough located just east of the Lesser Antilles is drifting slowly westward and is expected to affect the islands from tonight.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A broad area of low pressure associated with another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development within during the next five days.
A third tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa during the next day or two. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next five days, while it moves generally westward across the eastern Tropical Atlantic.