Date: 14th September, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 91°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 66 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 12 mph or 19 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: 6:06 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a chance of brief isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:37 pm… Low at 9:12 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:44 pm… Low at 10:39 pm.
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, with a few light showers.
Light southeasterly to easterly 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 tropical wave, associated with a broad area of low pressure located in the central Tropical Atlantic is moving towards the west-northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.