Date: 16th September, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 100.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 81.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:03 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:46 pm…Low at 8:02 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:53 pm…Low at 9:29 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers, and isolated thunderstorms. Over the Leeward Islands, generally fair skies.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, will cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over that area, during the next 24 hours.
At 11:00 am today, Tropical Depression Gordon was located near latitude 19.1 north, longitude 48.1 west. The depression is moving towards the west near 7 mph or 11 km/h and has maximum sustained winds near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. This system is forecast to slow down considerably and begin to move away from our region during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.