6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 28th September, 2024
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 148 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 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:22 am… High at 1:53 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:49 am… High at 3:00 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 skies, with widely scattered brief showers.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 19.5 north, longitude 45.3 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 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 activity near the Cabo Verde Islands. This low is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h and has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 7 days.