Date: 19th September, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 33.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:01 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers tonight. Tomorrow, generally cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:39 am…High at 7:14 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:53 pm…Low at 2:06 am…High at 8:21 am.
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. Tomorrow, generally cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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 15 mph or 24 km/h.