Date: 05th September, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
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 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 14.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:12 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:24 pm…Low at 2:50 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:31 pm…Low at 4:17 am.
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 scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the region during the next few days.
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to affect the southern portion of the region during the forecast period.
…Tropical Depression Thirteen has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Lee…
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Lee was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 41.8 West. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h, and this motion is expected to continue for the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Lee is forecast to be a hurricane within a couple of days and will likely become a major hurricane by Friday. Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.
A strong tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.