Ward Islands Weather Forecast

Lower West Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southerly 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then tending south to southwesterly around 1 metre later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Weather Situation

A broad trough of low pressure lies over east and northern parts of the State. This area of low pressure is expected to linger over the northeast today before moving east Sunday with the next low pressure system that develops south of the bight. A high pressure ridge then extends over the west and south during Sunday, and throughout by Monday. A persistent high pressure ridge remains over the State and Coastal Waters during Tuesday and Wednesday.