6:00 pm Weather Report 14th September, 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 14th September, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73 %.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm 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.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am             Sunset tomorrow: 6:05 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:12 pm… High at 3:43 am… Low at 9:48 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:39 pm… High at 4:50 am… Low at 11:15 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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.