6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 1st October, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 92%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.1 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 west and south-southwest at 7 mph or 11 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies during the morning. By afternoon, partly cloudy skies to occasionally cloudy with scattered light to moderate 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 10:18 am…High at 4:39 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:45 am…High at 5:46 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Philippe will cause some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located near latitude 16.4 degrees North, longitude 58.2 degrees West or about 210 miles or 340 kilometers east of Guadeloupe. Philippe is moving toward the west near 7 mph or 11 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible by late Monday as Philippe begins to move north of the Leeward Islands. Interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Rina was located near latitude 24.3 degrees North, longitude 53.7 degrees West. Rina is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. This system is expected to weaken and does not pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.