Date: 18th September, 2025
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 27.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:02 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and warm, with a few 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: High at 2:12 pm…Low at 7:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:19 pm…Low at 8:27 pm.
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, with a few showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Unstable conditions together with light winds and high daytime temperatures, will cause a few showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Gabrielle was located near latitude 20.3° north, longitude 51.7° west or about 752 miles or 1210 kilometers northeast of Saint Lucia. Gabrielle is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours. On the forecast track, Gabrielle is not expected to pose a direct threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Another tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa by Friday morning. Some slow development of this system is possible within the next 7 days.