Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 24.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 74.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:05 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers 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 present… High at 6:01 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:10 pm… High at 7:08 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal sea swells.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over the northern portion of the region, will result in occasionally cloudy skies, with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over that area during the forecast period.
A broad area of low pressure associated with a strong tropical wave is located about 800 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and is moving westward near 14 mph or 22 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next two days and is expected to affect the Leeward and northern Windward Islands over the weekend. Interests in the Leeward and northern Windward Islands are advised to monitoring the progress of this system.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Tropical cyclone development is no longer expected with this wave during the next five days.