6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 20th September, 2022
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fai with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 6.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 57.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 118.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:00 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 12:12 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:58 pm… High at 1:19 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, which will be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Unstable conditions in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to affect the southern half of the Lesser Antilles tonight. Meanwhile, another strong tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next two days. This wave is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and is expected to cause cloudiness, moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and thunderstorms over the southern portion of our region from tomorrow into Thursday.
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of major Hurricane Fiona was located near latitude 22.6 North, longitude 71.8 West or 50 miles or 80 kilometres north of North Caicos Island. A hurricane warning is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands and a tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda.
Tropical Depression eight was upgraded to Tropical Storm Gaston at 5:00 pm today and at that time was located near latitude 34.7 North 44.4 West or about 990 miles or 1595 kilo metres west of the Azors.