January 12, 2019 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

Mostly dry and pleasant weather can be expected over the next several days as a ridge of high pressure lies near the area. Winds will be light with just a few showers expected around the area. A front will approach the area on Wednesday with southwesterly winds developing ahead of it. A period of showers will accompany the frontal passage Thursday and Friday with northerly and northeasterly winds following the front.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Cloudy, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

South Point

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Puna

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. 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 60. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov