Date: 28th September, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 148.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 214.5 mm.
Sunset today: 5:55 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:53 pm…Low at 6:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:00 pm…Low at 8:10 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, with widely scattered brief showers.
The atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean is relatively dry, and as a result only a few showers are expected over the islands during the next 24 hours.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 20.0 north, longitude 46.0 west. Joyce is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast to begin tonight or on Sunday. Joyce poses no threat to our region at this time.
A broad and elongated area of low pressure, associated with a tropical wave, is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity west of the Cabo Verde Islands. This system is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h and has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 7 days.