FBC Weather Update

Weather Bulletin
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi at 10:45am on Sunday the 27th of September 2020.

Situation: A trough of low pressure lies slow moving to the north of Fiji. Associated cloud and showers is expected to drift south and affect the northern parts of the group from Tuesday. Meanwhile, another trough of low pressure with associated cloud and rain is expected to approach the group from the west and affect the group from later on Tuesday. Currently, an easterly wind flow prevails over the group.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for the Fiji group: Cloudy periods with brief showers over the eastern parts and interior of the larger islands. Elsewhere, mainly fine. Moderate easterly winds, fresh and gusty at times.
Moderate to rough seas.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with some showers over the eastern and interior parts of Vanua Levu and Taveuni, few showers over the eastern and interior parts of the other larger islands.
Elsewhere, fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorm. Rain developing from the west later in the afternoon.

For Navua / Suva / Nausori: Cloudy periods with brief showers.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with few showers. Showers expected to increase rain and become frequent and heavy from later in the afternoon.

For Sigatoka / Coral Coast:  Mainly fine.
Outlook for Tuesday: Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers. Showers expected to increase rain and become frequent and heavy from later in the afternoon.

For Nadi / Lautoka / Ba : Mainly fine.
Outlook for Tuesday: Fine apart from afternoon or evening
showers. Showers expected to increase rain and become frequent and
heavy from later in the afternoon.

For Tavua / Rakiraki :  Mainly fine.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with isolated afternoon or
evening showers.

For Labasa: Fine apart from possible afternoon or evening showers.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorm.

For Savusavu: Cloudy periods with brief showers.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with some showers, showers expected to increase to rain and become frequent and heavy later in the afternoon.

For Lau and Lomaiviti Group:  Fine apart from brief showers.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with few showers.

For Kadavu:  Fine apart from brief showers.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with brief showers, showers expected to increase to rain and become frequent and heavy later in the afternoon.

For Rotuma : Situation: A weak trough of low pressure lies slow-moving in the vicinity of Rotuma. Associated cloud and showers is expected to drift over the island from tomorrow.
Cloudy periods with brief showers today, some showers from tomorrow. Moderate easterly winds, fresh and gusty at times.  Moderate to rough seas.
Outlook for Tuesday: Cloudy periods with some showers with
isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm.