Date: 28th September, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 70.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 103.3 mm.
Sunset today: 5:55 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be light and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:00 pm…Low at 8:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:07 pm…Low at 10:13 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, with a few isolated showers.
Light and variable winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 18.6 degrees North, longitude 54.6 degrees West, about 560 miles or 895 kilometers east of the northern Leeward Islands. Philippe is moving toward the west-northwest near 2 mph or 4 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
The strong tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic has been upgraded to a tropical storm. At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Rina was located near latitude 17.4 degrees North, longitude 45.0 degrees West. Rina is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. This system does not pose a threat to our region at this time.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is drifting slowly westward.