Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
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 80%.
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: 5:54 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the west at 8 mph or 13 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:45 am…High at 4:05 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:12 am…High at 5:12 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 occasionally cloudy, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Philippe will cause a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the northern half of the region during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 17.1 degrees North, longitude 55.9 degrees West or about 480 miles or 770 kilometers east of the northern Leeward Islands. Philippe is moving toward the south-southwest near 5 mph or 7 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 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 20.9 degrees North, longitude 49.5 degrees West. Rina is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. This system is not expected to pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.