Date: 19th September, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 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: 31.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:02 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy at first, becoming occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers from tonight.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 5:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:50 pm…High at 6:53 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 showers at first, becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms from tonight.
Light easterly winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
Moist and unstable conditions ahead of a tropical wave, is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles from tonight into tomorrow.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from tomorrow afternoon.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.