6:00 am Weather Report for 28th September 2024

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:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.3 mm.        

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.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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 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.