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Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some areas and thunderstorms.  A gradual improvement in conditions is expected from this afternoon

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with thunderstorms.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 92%.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 110.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:03 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some areas and thunderstorms. A gradual improvement in conditions is expected from this afternoon.

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

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:55 am… High at 3:16 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:22 am… High at 4:23 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The atmosphere over the central Lesser Antilles remains very moist and unstable due to the presence of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone and a surface to low-level trough. Cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue over that area, during the next 24 hours.

At 5:00 am today, Tropical Depression Gordon was located near latitude 19.0 north, longitude 49.0 west. The depression is moving towards the west near 3 mph or 6 km/h and has maximum sustained winds near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. This system is forecast to move away from our region, during the next couple of days.

A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.