Today’s Forecast, Weak Front Expected for Weekend

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for our usual channels and waters through 6 p.m. Thursday.

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**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, chance of cloud cover, projected localized weather conditions, vog/SO2 forecast and expected wave heights.**

Looking Ahead

Trade winds should continue for Hawaii through early next week, becoming stronger in the next few days. A weak front passing across the islands will keep skies cloudy with a few more showers into early Thursday. An upper level disturbance is forecast to move near the state and could result in wet trade wind weather over the weekend into early next week.

Today 

Mostly cloudy with numerous windward showers in the morning and scattered showers in the afternoon. Hazy skies for the Kona side with isolated showers in the afternoon as cloud cover thickens. High temperatures from 82° to 87°. Winds will be northeast around 15 to 25 mph.

UV index at 8 (“very high” exposure level)

Tonight 

Winds will be northeast around 15 to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy with numerous windward showers. Kona side should be clearing as the night goes on. Low temperatures from 69° to 74°.

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