February 25, 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
An active upper level trough will sweep across Kauai County today bringing heavy rain showers and thunderstorms to the islands of Kauai and Niihau. Enhanced showers and thunderstorms from this upper trough will likely reach Oahu by late afternoon and evening time periods. Elsewhere moist and somewhat unstable conditions will linger across the eastern half of the state today with scattered rain showers expected with enhanced rainfall forecast along the windward and mountain slopes. A drying trend begins on Monday afternoon as a strong ridge builds in over the islands and we transition to a windy east-southeast weather pattern with more typical scattered windward and mountain showers each day.
Hilo
Today: Occasional showers. High near 76. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday: Occasional showers. High near 78. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Monday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 50. Breezy, with an east wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Occasional showers. Widespread haze. High near 78. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Puna
Today: Occasional showers. High near 75. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 64. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday: Occasional showers. High near 76. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov