6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 30th September, 2024
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 65%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 149.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 226.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am Sunset tomorrow: 5:53 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and northeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and warm, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:16 pm… High at 2:50 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:43 pm… High at 3:57 am.
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 showers.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 13.6 north, longitude 35.7 west. Kirk is moving toward the west near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h, with higher gusts.
Kirk is likely to become a hurricane tomorrow and a major hurricane by Wednesday. Tropical Storm Kirk does not pose a threat to our region at this time.
Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a tropical wave over the eastern Tropical Atlantic continue to increase. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next several days, as it moves slowly westward over the eastern Tropical Atlantic.