July 11, 2018 Weather Forecast

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**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

Moderate to locally breezy trade winds are expected through the remainder of the week and on through the weekend thanks to high pressure far north of the area. Just a few light passing showers are expected through Thursday night mainly over windward and mauka areas. An increase in showers is expected to begin on Friday and continue through the weekend as moisture embedded in the trades interacts with island terrain.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Scattered showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Windy, with an east wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

South Point

This Afternoon: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with an east wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Windy, with an east northeast wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Puna

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov