Date: 09th September, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 20.7 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 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:36 am…High at 1:31 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:03 am…High at 2:38 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 occasionally cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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 northern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours. Swells generated by this system will cause hazardous sea conditions around these islands during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 19.7 North, longitude 57.4 West or about 385 miles or 620 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.