Date: 09th September, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
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 south-southeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 31.9 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 south and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter 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 12:13 am… Low at 7:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:41 pm… High at 1:20 am … Low at 8:53 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, 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 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.
…Lee is a category 3 hurricane…
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 20.7 North, longitude 59.1 West or about 310 miles or 505 kilometres northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h, and a slower motion is this direction is expected during the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph or 185 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, Lee is expected to pass well north of the northern Leeward Islands 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.