6:00 am Weather Report 20th 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 27°C or 81°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 38.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:01 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.               

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 to cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:14 am…Low at 11:51 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:21 am…Low at 1:18 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light easterly winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.

Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.