Date: 13th September, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.2 mm. At GFL Charles: 31.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset today: 6:06 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 08:34 pm…High at 3:07 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:01 pm…High at 4:14 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few light showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light southeasterly winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days. A relatively dry and stable atmosphere will limit shower activity over the region during the forecast period.
A broad area of low pressure in the central Tropical Atlantic is moving towards the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.