July 12, 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

High pressure far north of Hawaii will drive moderate to fresh trade winds through the middle of next week. Dry and stable conditions will persist today. Trade wind showers will increase Friday through Sunday, potentially becoming heavy at times this weekend. Drier weather will move in Monday and Tuesday, followed by another increase in rain chances towards the middle of next week.

Hilo

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

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Waimea

This Afternoon: 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 a northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with an east wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers. High near 70. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

South Point

This Afternoon: Widespread haze. 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 clear, with a low around 79. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Puna

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind around 10 mph. 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 66. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers. Widespread haze. High near 82. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Breezy, with an east wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov