12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 07th September, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 22.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming
lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:33 pm…High at 9:33 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:22 pm…Low at 4:00 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves near 4 feet or 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers. An increase in cloudiness with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms is expected over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands from late tonight into tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light easterly winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. Moisture and instability associated with Hurricane Lee will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the northern portion of the region from late tonight into tomorrow.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 16.4 North, longitude 50.0 West or about 870 miles or 1405 kilometres east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h, and this motion is expected to continue through Friday. Maximum sustained winds have quickly increased to near 105 mph or 165 km/h, with higher gusts. Rapid intensification is expected today and tonight. Lee will likely become a major hurricane later today. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of Lee.
…Tropical Depression Fourteen forms over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic…
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Depression Fourteen was located near latitude 15.7 North, longitude 26.4 West. The system is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is expected during the next several days, and the depression is forecast to become a tropical storm later today or tonight.