6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 23rd September, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.        At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 119.1 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 189.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 5:58 pm.

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: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:20 pm…Low at 3:01 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:27 pm…Low at 4:28 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light easterly winds will persist across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will cause cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the region, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region on Wednesday.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h, and has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.