Heavy rain warning in force for Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Lau and Lomaiviti Group

A heavy rain warning remains in force for Vanua Levu, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Lau and Lomaiviti Group.

The Nadi Weather Office says a heavy rain alert remains in force for the rest of Fiji.

A trough of low pressure lies slow moving over the group with cloud and rain bands affecting most parts of the country till Friday.

Please be prepared as this has the potential to bring severe weather over Fiji from today onwards.

Meanwhile, a number of low pressure systems have been analysed.

The most significant low pressure system for today is TD04F, located just North West of New Caledonia. A second low pressure system was analysed West of Nadi.

The Weather Office says the environment is favourable for tropical cyclone formation in our region, but the lows analysed over this area are currently not so well organised, therefore the potential for them to develop into a tropical cyclone over the next 24 to 48 hours is low.

However, there is high potential for one of these low pressure systems to move South over waters between Vanuatu and Fiji and develop into a tropical cyclone from Thursday onwards.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are a risk over Fiji, especially for you if you are living in Vanua Levu, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Lau and Lomaiviti Group.

Flash flooding of low lying areas is likely.