Widespread Vog & Haze Today, Dry Weather

Alerts

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for Big Island windward waters through 6:00 a.m. Tuesday for seas of 8 to 11 feet. Inexperienced mariners should avoid navigating in these conditions.

**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, chance of cloud cover, projected localized weather conditions, vog/SO2 forecast and expected wave heights.**

Today, Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Light and variable winds are expected today up to 15 mph with a mostly sunny morning. As the land heats up, sea breezes are expected to develop which will lead to afternoon cloud cover and possible isolated showers. Hazy skies are expected for much of the Big Island (see UHSOEST vog model above). High temperatures should fall in the range of 79° to 84°.

Sunrise: 6:57 a.m.

Sunset: 6:01 p.m.

UV index at 8 (“very high” exposure level)

Tonight

Mostly clear skies are expected. Leeward spots may be cloudy to start but are expected to clear as the land breeze takes hold. Variable winds up to 15 mph are expected. Low temperatures are forecasted from 65° to 70° degrees.

Moonrise: 12:30 a.m.

Moonset: 12:24 p.m.

Next New Moon: Jan. 20 at 3:14 a.m.

Next Full Moon: 1:09 p.m. on Feb. 3

Looking Ahead 

The relatively dry land and sea breeze weather pattern will continue across the islands for the work week. Vog and haze is expected to be widespread on the island of Hawaii. Currently, a front is blocking our trade winds and will be followed by another front later this week that will weaken as it reaches Kauai.

Almanac for Hilo Airport

Maximum Temperature for today: 

Normal 79°

Record 88° / Set in 1970

Minimum Temperature for today:

Normal 64°

Record 56° / Set in 1978

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Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: UHSOEST

Image: NOAA / NWS