A formidable Tropical Cyclone Maila is currently churning through the Solomon Sea, situated between the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
The Bureau of Meteorology has indicated that this cyclone is projected to advance towards north Queensland by the weekend.
Weatherzone has reported, “Vaianu is anticipated to drift south throughout the week, heading almost directly toward New Zealand’s North Island.”
Although it will no longer retain its status as a tropical cyclone, it is expected to impact Auckland and surrounding regions over the weekend as an “extratropical cyclone,” which can exhibit the intensity of a category 2 or 3 cyclone in terms of central pressure and wind speeds.
Currently a category three storm, Cyclone Maila is not predicted to make landfall in Fiji or Vanuatu.
In the meantime, another weather system is developing. A tropical low is forming in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Western Australia and Fiji.
The Bureau rates it a moderate chance to attain cyclone status from mid-next week.
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