Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille/Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.8 mm
Sunset today: 6:08 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-northeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:06 am… Low at 2:06 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 11:13 am… Low at 3:33 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow will cause a few showers over the region during the next 24 hours.
…… Tropical Storm Paulette ……
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 20.9 degrees north, longitude 49.0 degrees west or about 935 miles or 1505 kilometers east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands. Paulette is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph or 17 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h with higher gusts.
…… Tropical Storm Rene……
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Rene was located over the eastern tropical Atlantic near latitude 18.2 degrees north and longitude 34.8 degrees west. Rene is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts.
Both of these systems are forecast to remain over the open Atlantic Ocean and are not expected to pose a direct threat to the Lesser Antilles.
A tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa later today. This wave has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days. The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor and provide updates on the progress of these systems.