6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 21st September, 2019
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 32 °C or 90 ° 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 today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 102.8 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 between the east and southeast near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Increasing cloudiness this evening with scattered moderate to heavy showers, isolated thunderstorms and gusty winds. These conditions are expected to continue through Sunday.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant and exercise caution since periods of heavy rainfall are expected to affect the island over the next day or two.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:13 pm… Low at 3:50 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:20 pm… Low at 5:17 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells
5 to 9 feet or 1.5 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise EXTREME caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms at first. An increase in cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms is expected tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A strong tropical wave located just east of the Windward Islands is carrying a large area of cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft has been investigating the system this afternoon and did not find a well defined circulation. Although the system is currently not well organized, some gradual development is expected and a tropical depression could form later this weekend or early next week. The wave is forecast to move quickly westward for the next day or two, crossing the Windward Islands on Sunday. Cloudiness and showers on the forward edge of the system will start affecting Saint Lucia and the Windward islands later this evening. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall and gusty winds will affect much of the Lesser Antilles over the weekend, and interests on those islands and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of this disturbance.
Tropical Storm Jerry continues to move northwest away from our region…
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Tropical Storm Jerry was located near latitude 23.0 North, longitude 65.8 West or about 320 miles or 510 kilometres north of San Juan Puerto Rico. Jerry has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph or 100 km/h and is moving towards the northwest away from our region at about 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 32 km/h.
A third tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa by Sunday. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form early next week while the wave moves westward across the Eastern Tropical Atlantic.