6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 04th September, 2024
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 49.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 16.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:12 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:24 pm… High at 4:49 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:12 pm… High at 5:21 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms from late morning. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds across portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h and is expected to affect mainly the northern half of the region during the forecast period. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This wave also has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.