Date: 18th September, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
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 33°C or 91°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 7 mph or 11 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: 31.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:02 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly 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: High at present…Low at 11:49 pm…High at 6:22 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:23 pm…Low at 1:16 am…High at 7:29 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.
Light easterly to east-southeasterly winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
Weak unstable conditions will cause a few showers to develop over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from Wednesday. Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h.