Date: 10th September, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
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 between the south and southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with brief isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:04 pm…Low at 6:17 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:11 pm…Low at 7:44 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy, with brief isolated showers.
Light southeasterly 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 over the Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours. Swells generated by this system, will cause hazardous sea conditions around these islands during the next few days.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 21.6 North, longitude 61.0 West or about 270 miles or 435 kilometres north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h, and a slower motion is this direction is expected during the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 110 mph or 175 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, Lee is expected to pass well north of the northern Leeward Islands during the next couple of days. Interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
Two tropical waves located over the eastern tropical Atlantic and near the west coast of Africa, are moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h. These systems have a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.