Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 13.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times, with a few 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 11:00 am…High at 5:22 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:22 am… Low at 12:27 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Windward islands and areas further south, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will cause a few cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will also be active over the southern portion of our region.
At 5:00 am today, Tropical Depression Twelve developed into Tropical Storm Katia and is located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic. Katia is expected to be a short-lived tropical storm and is expected to weaken into a remnant low by Sunday evening. Katia is expected to remain over the open ocean and does not pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave which just emerged off the west African coast is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the then seven days.