Date: 06th September, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 16.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.9 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 19.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:11 pm.
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 12:32 am…Low at 7:37 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 06:56 pm…High at 1:39 am.
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 in the atmosphere over the northern Leeward Islands, will generate some cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the area tonight.
A low-level trough located just east of the Lesser Antilles, is drifting slowly westward and is expected to affect the Windward Islands and areas further south during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Earl was located near latitude 24.1 North, longitude 65.8 West. Earl is moving toward the north near 5 mph or 7 km/h. On the forecast track, Earl will continue to move slowly away from our region. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph or 110 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast and Earl could become a hurricane by tomorrow.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 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.