Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southwest at 12 mph or 19km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 31.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:09 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the south near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:31 pm… Low at 5:14 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:38 pm… Low at 6:41 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
Light and variable winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next two days.
Moisture and instability associated with Hurricane Lee, will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the Leeward and extreme northern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours. Swells generated by Lee will cause hazardous sea conditions around the Leeward Islands during the next few days.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 20.2 North, longitude 58.3 West or about 350 miles or 565 kilometres east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h, and this motion is expected to continue through early next week with a significant decrease in forward speed. Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph or 185 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, Lee is expected to pass well to the north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend and into early next week. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of Lee.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next seven days.