Cloudy weather forecast for Christmas [1]
Sunday, December 23, 2012 - 16:30. Updated on Monday, September 9, 2013 - 18:40.
The outlook for Christmas day is cloudy intervals and brief showers in Tonga, forecasted by the National Weather Forecast Centre at Fua’amotu.
Moleni Tu'uholoaki the Acting Director of Meteorology said on December 21 that an active trough, which lies to the northeast of Samoa was expected to drift towards the Niuas and Vava'u on Christmas Eve and onwards to Tongatapu and Ha'apai on Christmas day.
"This will bring cloudy conditions with brief showers to the Tonga group," he said.
The forecast for December 25 is moderate east to northeast winds throughout Tonga.