6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 11th September, 2023
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 12 mph
or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace. 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:07 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:09 pm…High at 1:53 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:36 pm…High at 3:00 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, over the northern Leeward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few light showers.
Light southeasterly winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
Moisture and instability associated with Hurricane Lee, will continue to cause occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms over the northern 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 5:00 pm today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 23.6 North, longitude 64.2 West or about 380 miles or 610 kilometres north of the northern Leeward Islands. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph or 11 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph or 185 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, Lee is expected to pass near, but to the west, of Bermuda in a few days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven (7) days.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven (7) days.