FBC Weather Update

Weather Update

Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi at 5:30am on Friday the 17th of January 2025.

Situation: A moist northerly wind flow prevails over the Fiji group.
Meanwhile, a weak trough of low pressure remains slow moving just to
the west of FIji
Forecast to midnight tonight for the Fiji group:
For Sigatoka, Interior Nadroga & Navosa, Interior Ra, Serua-Namosi,
Navua/Suva/Nausori, Tailevu and Naitasiri areas, Cakaudrove and
southern Bua provinces, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Lau and
Lomaiviti groups:
Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.
Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or evening may lead to flash
flooding of low lying areas.

For rest of Fiji:
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Early morning brief showers possible.

Moderate northerly winds.
Moderate seas.

Outlook for Saturday : For Serua-Namosi, Navua/Suva/Nausori,
Tailevu and Naitasiri areas, Cakaudrove and southern Bua provinces,
Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Lau and Lomaiviti groups:
Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.
Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or evening may lead to flash
flooding of low lying areas.

For rest of Fiji:
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms.

Moderate north to northwesterly winds.
Moderate seas.

For Navua / Suva / Nausori :
Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.
Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or evening may lead to flash
flooding of low lying areas.
Outlook for Saturday : Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening
showers and thunderstorms. Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or
evening may lead to flash flooding of low lying areas.

For Nadi / Lautoka / Ba :
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms. Early morning brief showers possible.
Outlook for Saturday : Fine apart from isolated afternoon or
evening showers and thunderstorms.

For Sigatoka/Coral Coast:
Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.
Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or evening may lead to flash
flooding of low lying areas.
Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers
and thunderstorms. Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or evening
may lead to flash flooding of low lying areas.

For Tavua/ Rakiraki:
Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms
over Interior Ra. Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or evening
may lead to flash flooding of low lying areas. Elsewhere, fine apart
from isolated afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms. Early
morning brief showers possible.
Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers
and thunderstorms over Interior Ra. Isolated heavy falls in the
afternoon or evening may lead to flash flooding of low lying areas.
Elsewhere, fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms.

For Yasawa/Mamanuca group:
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms. Early morning brief showers possible.
Outlook for Saturday: Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening
showers and thunderstorms.

For Labasa :
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Outlook for Saturday : Fine apart from isolated afternoon or
evening showers and thunderstorms.

For Savusavu : Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms. Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or evening may
lead to flash flooding of low lying areas.
Outlook for Saturday : Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening
showers and thunderstorms. Isolated heavy falls in the afternoon or
evening may lead to flash flooding of low lying areas.

For Lau and Lomaiviti group:
Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.
Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers
and thunderstorms.

For Kadavu:
Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.
Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy with afternoon or evening showers
and thunderstorms.

For Rotuma :
Situation: A northerly wind flow prevails over Rotuma.

Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Moderate northerly winds, becoming northeasterly from tomorrow.
Moderate seas.

Outlook for Saturday : Fine apart from isolated afternoon or
evening showers and thunderstorms.