6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 08th September, 2020
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 12 mph or
19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:10 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 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms towards evening.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:33 am… Low at 12:40 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:40 am… Low at 02:07 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms across the Windward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The atmosphere over the region remains sufficiently moist and unstable to produce some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the islands during the next 24 hours.
…… Tropical Storm Paulette…..
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 18.1 degrees north, longitude 42.8 degrees west or about 1330 miles or 2140 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph or 9 km/h and should continue in this general motion with a faster forward speed later today, then move west-northwestward Wednesday through Friday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts.
Further strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, with little change in strength expected afterward through Thursday. Some weakening is expected Thursday evening and Friday.
…… Tropical Storm Rene…..
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Rene was located near latitude 16.4 degrees north and longitude 24.9 degrees west. Rene is moving toward the west near 15 mph or 24 km/h and a motion toward the west to west-northwest is expected over the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected today, followed by gradual strengthening tonight into Thursday, with Rene forecast to become a hurricane in a couple of days.
On their current trajectory both systems are forecast to remain away from the Lesser Antilles. The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor the progress of these system.