Date: 08th September, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or
19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:09 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few late night and early morning showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:13 pm… Low at 2:19 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:20 pm… Low at 3:46 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few scattered showers mainly over the Northern Lesser Antilles.Elsewhere, generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Low level moisture and instability over the region, will produce some cloudy periods with scattered showers over some of the islands, during the next 24 hours.
…… Tropical Storm Paulette …..At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 18.7 degrees north, longitude 44.3 degrees west or about 1230 miles or 1980 kilometers east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h. A turn toward the west-northwest or northwest with a slight increase in forward speed is expected over the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph or 100 km/h, with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is possible tonight however, gradual weakening is expected to begin on Wednesday and should continue for a couple of days.
…… Tropical Storm Rene …..At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Rene was located near latitude 16.8 degrees north and longitude27.9 degrees west. Rene is moving toward the west near 16 mph or 26 km/h and a motion toward the west-northwestis expected over the next couple of days, followed by a turn toward the northwest.Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h), with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast and Rene is expected to become a hurricane in a couple of days.
On their current trajectories, 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 systems.