6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 13th September, 2022
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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 at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 8.0 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 24.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 74.4 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:05 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:01 am…High at 6:26 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:36 pm…Low at 1:28 am… High at 7:33 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over our region will result in cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave, located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 7 mph or 11 km/h and has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.
Another tropical wave, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h and has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.