March 16, 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
Warm and humid conditions will continue into the weekend as low pressure that brought the heavy showers over portions of the state passes to the north. Winds will remain light and variable into Saturday before light to moderate trades temporarily return through the second half of the weekend. Clouds and showers will focus mostly over interior locations through the afternoon hours today, then become focused over windward and mauka locations later Saturday through Monday as trades return. Another wet period is possible next week as a cold front approaches from the west and the winds shift out of the south and strengthen by midweek.
Hilo
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after 7am. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Widespread haze before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Clear, with a low around 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Isolated showers after 11am. Widespread haze. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly after 11am. Widespread haze before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday: Widespread haze after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Puna
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Clear, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.
Saturday: Widespread haze before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov