Date: 29th September, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 11.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 149.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 226.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am. Sunset tomorrow: 5:53 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:33 pm…High at 2:12 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:00 pm…High at 3:19 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.
A light wind regime is expected across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 22.2 north, longitude 49.2 west. Joyce is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph or 9 km/h. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast and Joyce is expected to become a depression on Monday and a remnant low on Tuesday. Joyce is not expected to pose a threat to our region.
Tropical Depression Twelve forms over the central Tropical Atlantic. At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Depression Twelve was located near latitude 13.8 north, longitude 32.5 west. The depression is moving toward the west near 9 mph or 15 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast and the depression could become a hurricane by Wednesday. This system does not pose a threat to our region at this time.
A tropical wave located near the coast of western Africa is currently producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next several days, while it moves slowly westward over the eastern Tropical Atlantic.