Date: 15th 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 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 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: 0.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 75.6 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 and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies, 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 12:15 pm…High at 6:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:42 pm…High at 7:45 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves and swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Mostly cloudy to overcast at times with scattered showers, which will be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions ahead of Tropical Storm Fiona will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Fiona was located near latitude 16.6 North, longitude 54.3 West or 495 miles or 800 kilometres east of the Leeward Islands. Fiona is moving toward the west near 14 mph or 22 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue through late Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Fiona is forecast to move through the Leeward Islands late Friday and early Saturday, and move near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico late Saturday into Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h with higher gusts. Some gradual strengthening is forecast during the next day or so. Tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for the Leeward and northernmost Windward Islands.
Two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.