6:00 pm Weather Report for 8th September 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 08th September, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°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: 0.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 34.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.4 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 55.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:09 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east 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 a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:40 pm… High at 2:32 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:07 pm… High at 3:39 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability over the Eastern Caribbean region, will cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A broad area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next two days.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next five days.