Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby. Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair. Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F. Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F. Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 89%. Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 6 mph or 9 km/h. Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today: At Hewanorra Airport: trace. Total rainfall for the month of September thus far: At Hewanorra Airport: 148.0 mm
Sunset today: 5:54 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times. Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:54 am…High at 2:17 pm. Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:21 am…High at 3:24 pm. Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK Light winds and daytime heating will result in warm conditions and some showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Joyce was located near latitude 21.3 north, longitude 48.1 west. Joyce is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph or 15 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast and Joyce is expected to become a depression by early Monday and a remnant low on Tuesday. Joyce poses no threat to our region at this time.
A broad and elongated area of low pressure, associated with a tropical wave, is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. This system is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h and a turn towards the northwest later. The system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 7 days.
