A Small Craft Advisory is posted for the Alenuihaha channel and Big Island leeward and southeast waters through 6:00 a.m. Wednesday for east winds up to to 25 knots and rough seas up to 10 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.**
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Today
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Cloudy skies are in the forecast with windward showers likely during the day. Mostly sunny skies are expected for leeward areas in the morning with building cloud cover and isolated showers in the afternoon. East winds are forecasted from 15 to 20 mph. High temperatures from 81° to 86°.
UV index at 9 (“very high” exposure level)
Tonight
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Frequent showers are expected for windward and mauka areas tonight. Leeward spots are forecasted to be mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the evening, then clearing should take place. East winds are forecasted from 15 to 20 mph. Low temperatures from 67° to 72° are expected.
Looking Ahead
Locally breezy trade winds are expected to continue through early Wednesday. Low clouds and showers embedded in the winds should affect mainly windward and mauka sections of the island chain. A disturbance high in the atmosphere is expected to pass over the islands towards the second half of the week, bringing wet weather across most of the state, with possible locally heavy rainfall.
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