heavy showers and thunderstorms expected due to the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

By GIS

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 27th September, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with thunderstorms and light rain.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 pm last night:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 94.4 mm.

Sunset today: 5:56 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy,
periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:05 am… High at 4:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:32 am… High at 5:31 pm.
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 scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will continue to affect the Windward Islands and areas further south during the forecast period.
A broad area of low pressure located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving slowly north-northwestward. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 22.3 north, longitude 83.7 west, or about 5 miles or 10 kilometres south of the city of Pinar Del Rio Cuba. Ian is moving toward the north at 12 mph or 19 km/h. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 125 mph or 205 km/h, with higher gusts.