Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 16th September, 2024
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 98.2 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 the east near 16 mph or 26’ km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:21 am… High at 2:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:48 am… High at 3:53 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the central to southern Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, generally fair skies.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability over the region, will cause occasional cloudiness, showers and possible isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 am today, Tropical Depression Gordon was located near latitude 19.2 north, longitude 47.5 west. The depression is moving towards the west near 8 mph or 13 km/h and has maximum sustained winds near 30 mph or 45 km/h, with higher gusts. This system is forecast to slow down considerably during the next few days, and poses no threat to our region at this time.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward bear 8 mph or 13 km/h.
