Weather forecast issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service valid for the next 18 hours from 5:00 pm Sunday, 05th February 2012.

 

General Situation

An active monsoon trough lies to the south of Solomon Islands and links to Tropical Cyclone Jasmine located over the Coral Sea and moving east at 05 knots.

 

Forecast for the Provinces

1. Western Province.

Rain shower and thunderstorms heavy at times. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday:  Showers and thunderstorms

2. Choiseul Province.

Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday: Showers and thunderstorms

3. Isabel Province.

Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds Outlook for Monday:  Showers and thunderstorms

4. Central Province.

Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds Outlook for Monday. Showers and thunderstorms

5. Malaita Province.

Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday: Rain showers and thunderstorms

 6. Makira Province.

Showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday: Rain showers, heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms

7. Temotu Province.

Rain showers, heavy at times and thunderstorms. Fresh to strong west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday: Rain showers, heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms

8. Rennell/Bellona Province

Rain showers heavy at times and thunderstorms. Fresh to strong west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday: Rain showers, heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms

9. Guadalcanal Province.

Rain showers, heavy at times and thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday: Rain showers, heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms

10. Forecast for Honiara.

Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Gentle to moderate west to northwest winds. Outlook for Monday: Showers and thunderstorms

 

Tidal Predictions for Honiara

Low Tide will be 11:29 pm tonight (0.18m)

High Tide will be at 2:51 pm tomorrow afternoon (0.90m)  

 

Sunset and Sunrise for Honiara

Sunset this evening will be at 6:49pm.

Sunrise tomorrow morning will be at 06:20 am

 

The next routine forecast will be issued at 7am tomorrow morning.

Light Breeze: 4 to 6 knots

Gentle Breeze: 7 to 10 knots

Moderate Breeze: 11 to 16 knots

Fresh Breeze: 17 to 21 knots

Strong Breeze: 22 to 27 knots

  • Wind speeds quoted are the expected average speeds. Individual gusts may exceed these values by a factor of up to 1.5.