May 01, 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
Thick high clouds and residual moisture will linger across Maui and the Big Island through today, while the rest of the main island chain can expect rather dry and stable conditions with light northerly winds. The residual moisture will drift to the north tonight through Thursday and the atmosphere will become unstable as an upper level trough digs toward the state. Moist, cloudy, and unsettled conditions are expected to develop, with the highest chances of rainfall expected to focus across the western half of the state late Wednesday through Friday.
Hilo
Today: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Light west northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light south southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Isolated showers before noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
Today: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov