January 14, 2018 Weather Forecast
**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Hawaii Island high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, projected localized weather conditions and expected wave heights.**
Looking Ahead
Light winds and mostly dry conditions will prevail today and tonight. Trade winds will return and strengthen through the first half of the work week, likely becoming quite strong by midweek. Windward and mauka showers will gradually increase as the trade winds build during the week, but leeward areas should remain mainly dry.
Hilo
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Tomorrow: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind.
Waimea
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Isolated showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kohala
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph.
Tomorrow: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph.
Puna
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov