The trough hanging around the Samoan islands will bring rain and unstable weather conditions all the way through next week.

This is according to local meteorologist Elinor Lutu-McMoore yesterday afternoon.

As of press time, a small craft advisory and high surf advisory were in effect due to ‘hazardous sea’ conditions, as a large south swell was expected to arrive last night.

“It will peak Wednesday night and into Thursday morning,” Lutu-McMoore said, adding that the trough is too close to the Samoan Islands to say for sure when the rain will stop completely, although there will be some breaks — short time periods when there won’t be any rain at all.

The good news: No hurricane or tropical cyclone at this time, Lutu-McMoore concluded.