March 02, 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
High pressure far north northeast of the area will continue to produce easterly trades through the weekend and on into early next week. Passing showers will favor windward and mauka areas with just a few showers expected over some leeward locations. A front will move across the area Monday night and Tuesday with showers favoring north and northeast facing slopes. Cooler northeast winds and slightly drier weather is expected behind the cold front.
Hilo
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
Today: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a northeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a light east wind becoming east northeast 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
South Point
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a low around 71. Windy, with an east northeast wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
Today: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 77. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. 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 83. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.