Date: 29th September, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 89%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 70.6 mm.
Sunset today: 5:55 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be light and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Generally fair and warm. However, a few localized showers are likely over western and central parts of the island.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:11 am…High at 3:32 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:38 am…High at 4:39 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 skies with a few brief scattered showers, mainly over the Leeward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light and variable winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 18.5 degrees North, longitude 55.2 degrees West or about 520 miles or 835 kilometers east of the northern Leeward Islands. Philippe is moving toward the southwest near 2 mph or 4 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Rina was located near latitude 18.9 degrees North, longitude 46.6 degrees West. Rina is moving toward the north-northwest near 5 mph or 7 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. This system does not pose a threat to our region at this time.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.