Wind gusts are some of the intense weather ‘Eua and Tongatapu residents may experience this afternoon till tomorrow.
A trough is currently positioned over the regions of Vava’u, Ha’apai, and ‘Eua, Tonga MetSerice said.
Occasional showers with strong winds may affect most of these areas until tomorrow.
At the same time, a moist northeasterly wind flow is prevailing over the region.
Light northeast wind variables at times have been forecasted for the Niuas at midnight tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the chance of a tropical cyclone hitting the Pacific, including Aotearoa, New Zealand, is “normal to elevated”, according to NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) and MetService.
NIWA’s tropical cyclone outlook for the region shows that six to 10 named tropical cyclones could affect the region between now and April.
The first cyclone of the cyclone season, Pita, passed near the Niuas, Ha’apai and Vava’u last week.