January 20, 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

Basically dry weather and light winds are expected over the next several days as a ridge of high pressure lies near the area. A few showers are possible mainly over interior and mauka areas.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 6 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

M.L.King Day: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

M.L.King Day: Scattered showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

M.L.King Day: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

South Point

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Breezy, with a south wind around 18 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

M.L.King Day: Isolated showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Puna

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

M.L.King Day: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Cloudy, with a high near 82. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov