6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 05th September, 2024
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
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 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 50.6 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 16.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:11 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:03 pm… High at 5:23 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present…Low at 12:30 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 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.
An approaching tropical wave is expected to affect mainly the northern half of the region during the forecast period. It is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h and 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.