Date: 01st October, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 91%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 149.0 mm.
Sunset today: 5:53 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and warm, 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 8:47 am… High at 2:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:14 am… High at 4:06 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.
A light wind regime is expected across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days. As a result, conditions are expected to be warm, with some localized showers over the islands during that period.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 14.9 north, longitude 38.0 west. Kirk is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h and a gradual turn toward the northwest is forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h, with higher gusts. Kirk is likely to become a hurricane by tonight and could be a major hurricane on Thursday. Tropical Storm Kirk does not pose a threat to our region at this time.
A broad area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is associated with a tropical wave moving slowly westward. This system is showing some signs of organization and has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.