Winds Weaken, Showers Increase Today

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

Small Craft Advisory: Through 6 p.m. Friday.

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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

An upper level disturbance is forecast to enhance trade wind showers this weekend with drier, more stable conditions expected by the 4th of July. The trades are expected to weaken a bit this weekend and pick back up for much of the work week.

Today

We expect northeast winds around 10 to 20 mph. High temperatures are forecast from 83° to 88°. Mostly cloudy skies with windward showers likely for the Hilo side with scattered afternoon showers for the Kona side.

UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)

Tonight 

Northeast winds are forecast around 10 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy skies and showers likely for windward spots and scattered leeward showers expected. Low temperatures from 70° to 75°.

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