Date: 09th 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 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 6.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 20.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 56.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:09 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the central and western portions of the island.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:25 pm…Low at 8:36 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:32 pm…Low at 10:03 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions over the region, will produce some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
An 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 medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.
A third tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa early next week. Some gradual development of this wave is possible during the next five days, while it moves generally westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic.