Severe Tropical cyclone Tino, a category 3 system was located 340km east-northeast of Ono-I-Lau at 12 pm today and is moving southeast at 19 knots towards the Tonga group.

Severe Tropical cyclone Tino, a category 3 system was located 340km east-northeast of Ono-I-Lau at 12 pm today and is moving southeast at 19 knots towards the Tonga group.

The weather office says on this track the centre of TC Tino is expected to be located about 420km east of Ono-i-Lau or 710km southeast of Lakeba at 12am tomorrow morning.

TC Tino is moving away from Fiji towards Tonga.

Cyclone Tino has affected Tuvalu, Fiji and Tonga, with more to come https://t.co/ZK7vUTQU8n

— Nic Maclellan (@MaclellanNic) January 17, 2020

The weather office says eastern parts of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, and nearby smaller islands, Lomaiviti and parts of the Lau group can still expect some strong south to southwesterly winds.

Flash flood warning previously in force for low lying areas, small streams and flood-prone areas of southern and eastern parts of the larger islands and the Lau group is now been canceled.

The weather office says heavy rain warning remains in force for the southern and eastern parts of the larger islands, Lomaiviti and the Lau group.

Source: Island Climate 

Heavy rain with strong to gale force winds were experienced over Lau group and the northern parts of Fiji.

Elsewhere, overcast conditions with showers and isolated

A thunderstorm was experienced over most parts of the country today.