FPFJ40 NFFN 192100

PART 1 OF 4
WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE NADI
AT 10:45AM ON MONDAY THE 20TH OF APRIL 2026

A HEAVY RAIN ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR THE ENTIRE FIJI GROUP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN
AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.MET.GOV.FJ/ALERTS/ 
 
SITUATION: AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD,
SHOWERS AND RAIN AFFECTS THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE GROUP AND IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY TOMORROW AND
AFFECT THE FIJI GROUP FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MEANWHILE, A NORTHERLY
WIND FLOW CONTINUES TO PREVAIL OVER FIJI.  

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR THE FIJI GROUP:
OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY FALLS OVER
YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUPS, INTERIOR AND WESTERN HALF OF VITI LEVU
[RA-RAKIRAKI, TAVUA-BA-LAUTOKA, NADI-SIGATOKA TILL NAVUA, INTERIOR OF
BA-RA-NADROGA/NAVOSA-SERUA-NAMOSI], KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS
AND SOUTHERN LAU GROUP.

ELSEWHERE, CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON OR EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS BECOMING FREQUENT AND INCREASING TO RAIN FROM
TOMORROW OVER MOST PLACES.
ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS EXPECTED.

LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. 
GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED DURING HEAVY FALLS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY  : OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST PLACES. 
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS.