12:00 N00n Weather Report for 19th September 2025

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 19th September, 2025

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.     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: 6:01 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:40 pm… Low at 7:53 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:47 pm… Low at 9:20 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

At 1100 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm Gabrielle was located near latitude 21.9 North, longitude 55.6 West. Gabrielle is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue through Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Gabrielle is expected to pass east of Bermuda on Sunday night and Monday. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast, and Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday.

Gabrielle does not 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 located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.  Some slow development of this system is possible within the next 7 days.