August 04, 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

Breezy trade winds will gradually decrease on Sunday then drop to moderate strength for Monday and Tuesday. Rather wet trade wind weather will trend drier late tonight, leading to limited windward rainfall and dry leeward conditions Sunday through Tuesday. Hurricane Hector will be crossing the region during the middle of the work week, though it is still too early to determine impacts on local weather.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Frequent showers, mainly before noon. High near 85. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable. 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 67. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Windy, with a northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east northeast wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with an east wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

South Point

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with an east wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers before noon. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Puna

This Afternoon: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 67. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Frequent showers, mainly before noon. High near 84. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with an east northeast wind 21 to 26 mph becoming southeast. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 21 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with a northeast wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov