6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 08th September, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the west at 7 mph or 11 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 20.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 31.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:09 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the west and south southeast near
9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter, calm or variable at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers
which may be heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:59 pm… Low at 6:36 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:06 am… Low at 8:03 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light and variable winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days. Moisture and instability associated with Hurricane Lee will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, during the next 24 hours.
…Core of powerful Hurricane Lee is expected to pass well to the north of the northern Leeward Islands this weekend…
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 18.9 North, longitude 55.5 West or about 500 miles or 805 kilometres east of the northern Leeward Islands. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h, and this motion is expected to continue through early next week with a significant decrease in forward speed. On the forecast track, Lee is expected
to pass well to the north of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the weekend and into early next week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 150 mph or 240 km/h, with higher gusts. Swells generated by Lee are affecting portions of the Lesser Antilles. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of Lee.