Date: 05th September, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 86%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 7 mph or 11 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.2 mm
Sunset today: 6:12 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:44 am…High at 4:54 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:11 pm…High at 6:01 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 3 to 4 feet or 0.9 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers, over the northern portion of the region. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few light showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, over the next few days.
A tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 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 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave also has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.