6:00 am Weather Report 14th September, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77 %.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today: 

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.                

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 21.2 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 east-southeast and southeast near 9 mph or 15 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 9:25 am…High at 3:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:52 am…High at 4:44 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 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 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.