6:00 pm Weather Report 08th September, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: 4.5 mm                      

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 55.4 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 26.1 mm         

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:09 pm                                                             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be locally heavy in some areas, and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution. 

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:21 pm…Low at 1:19 am…High at 7:42 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:28 pm…Low at 2:46 am…High at 8:49 am

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean region remains very moist and unstable. Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue over the region during the forecast period.

A tropical wave associated with a low-pressure area, located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is nearly stationary. This system has a medium chance of tropical formation in the next 48 hours and a high chance through the next 7 days.

A tropical disturbance located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.