Date: 10th September, 2024
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 90%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 28.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 83.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:08 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 08:55 am… Low at 12:48 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:02 am… Low at 02:15 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves and easterly swells 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a westward moving tropical wave will produce scattered showers and possible thunderstorms over the region, during the forecast period.
An area of low-pressure located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation in the next 48 hours.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to merge with an
area of low-pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic and has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.