IDW10700
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Christmas Island Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Monday 18 January 2021
Weather Situation:
The monsoon trough lingers within the vicinity of the Island with an increase
in shower and thunderstorm activity possible from Tuesday with another tropical
low complex passing in the vicinity of the Island from late Tuesday/Wednesday.
Refer to the latest Tropical Cyclone Outlook for more information:
http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml.
Forecast for the rest of Monday 18 January
Partly cloudy. Shower or two.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1.0 metre.
Swell: South to southwesterly 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Tuesday 19 January
Cloudy periods. Showers with the risk of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
Swell 1: Southerly 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
Swell 2: Northwesterly 0.5 to 1.0 metre.
Max 29 Min 23
Outlook for Wednesday 20 January
Cloudy periods. Showers with the risk of a thunderstorm.
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots
Max 29
Outlook for Thursday 21 January
Cloudy periods. Showers with the risk of a thunderstorm.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Max 29
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am WST Tuesday.
