6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 14th September, 2024
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:04 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with brief scattered 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 6:03 pm…High at 12:56 am…Low at 7:46 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:30 pm…High at 02:03 am…Low at 9:13 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers. Further south, 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 5:00 pm today, Tropical Storm Gordon was located near latitude 20.3 north, longitude 42.9 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 6 mph or 9 km/h.