Date: 14th September, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 89.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 76.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:05 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with brief scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly this afternoon.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:46 pm… Low at 6:03 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:53 pm… Low at 7:30 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over portions of the region, during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, Tropical Storm Gordon was located near latitude 20.1 north, longitude 41.7 west. Gordon is moving towards the west near 9 mph or 15 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Gordon is forecast to continue weakening and become a depression on Sunday, however, gradual restrengthening is possible by the middle of next week. This system poses no threat to our region at this time.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.