Saint Helens Island Weather Forecast

Upper East Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late evening. Winds tending southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

1st Swell

South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore later this evening. Possible small hail.

Weather Situation

A cold front approaches this morning, bringing a strong and cold west to southwesterly flow across the state. A warm front will then cross during Friday, bringing a much warmer westerly airstream to the state which persists into Saturday. A weak ridge is then expected to cross later Saturday with the airstream expected to tend more northwesterly during Sunday as a cold front approaches from the west.