Weather forecast issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service at 6:00 am on Wednesday, 10th March 2010 and valid for the next 18 hours.

 General Situation

A trough lies just over the southern parts of Solomon Islands and links to a slow moving low of 1003 hectopascals located near Vanikoro Island in the Temotu province.

 Forecast for the Provinces 


1. Western Province

Rain showers  heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate  southwest to northwest winds. Outlook for Thursday: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms.  

2. Choiseul Province

Showers  heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate west to northwest winds. Outlook for Thursday: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

3. Isabel Province

Rain showers  heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate west to northwest winds. Outlook for Thursday: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms

4. Central Province

A few showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate  southwest to northwest winds. Outlook for Thursday:  A few showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

5. Malaita Province

A few showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate west to northwest winds, fresh at times over the Malaita outer Islands. Outlook for Thursday: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

6. Makira Province.

A few showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate to fresh southwest to northwest winds. Outlook for Thursday: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms

 7. Temotu Province.

Rain showers heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate to fresh southwest to northwest winds, strong at times. Outlook for Thursday: Rain showers heavy at times and thunderstorms

 Rennell/Bellona Province

A few showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Light to moderate southeast to southwest winds. Outlook for Thursday: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

 9. Guadalcanal Province

A few showers  and isolated thunderstorms.  Moderate  southwest to northwest winds. Outlook for Thursday:  A few showers  and isolated thunderstorms. 

 10. Forecast for Honiara.

A few showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Light to moderate west to northwest winds. Outlook for Thursday: Few showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

 Tidal Predictions for Honiara

High Tide will be at 07:35 am this morning (0.9 m)  

Low Tide will be at 22:27 pm tonight (0.3 m)

 Sunset and Sunrise for Honiara

Sunset this evening will be at 6:37 pm.

Sunrise tomorrow morning will be at 6:24 am.

 The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 pm this evening.

Note:

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.