Date: 26th September, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 91°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 65 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 4.8 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 64.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 66.1 mm
Sunset today: 5:57 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:57 pm… Low at 6:51 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:04 pm… Low at 8:18 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
A trough system is expected to cause occasional cloudiness, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 17.3 degrees north, longitude 50.3 degrees west or 845 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Philippe is expected to remain over the open water and poses no direct threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.