6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 28th September, 2024
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
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 74%.
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 pm 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am Sunset today: 5:55 pm
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 occasionally cloudy with a few 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: Low at 6:43 pm…High at 1:30 am…Low at 7:54 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:10 pm…High at 2:37 am…Low at 9:21 am
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies 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 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 20.3 north, longitude 46.7 west. Joyce is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph or 15 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast and Joyce is expected to be a remnant low by early Tuesday. 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 a turn towards the northwest later. The system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 7 days.