Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant

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September 27, 2020 12:00 pm Weather Report  by Saint Lucia Met Office

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 26mph or 43 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: 1.6 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 47.0 mm  At GFL Charles Airport: 34.5 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 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers, which may be heavy is some locations and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:45 pm… Low at 6:28 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:52 pm… Low at 7:55 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to produce cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Two other tropical waves located over the Central and Eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 and 17 mph or 24 and 28 km/h, respectively. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.