A small craft advisory is posted for leeward and southeastern coastal waters, as well as the Aleinuihaha Channel, until 6 a.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service is forecasting rough seas with heights between 8-11 feet. That’s because of northeast winds blowing between 20-25 knots with higher gusts.
Today
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High temperatures today will be between 84° to 85° island wide. Windward areas can expect more showers in the morning with gusty trade winds. By the afternoon, however, mostly sunny skies should hold, making for perfect conditions for the Aunty Maile Moku O Keawe Canoe Racing Championships. For leeward areas and Ka’u, mostly sunny conditions should last throughout the day with light 5-10 mph winds. Hazy skies are also in the forecast for the western part of the island.
Tonight
Mostly clear conditions are forecast for the leeward side of the island. On the windward side, however, late showers are expected under mostly cloudy skies. Low temperatures will range from 67° to 75°.
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Sunday
Sunny skies should dominate the day across the island. Scattered windward showers will accompanied by gusty winds that could reach up to 30 mph. Winds will be lighter in leeward areas and so will shower activity. High temperatures will be between 83° to 88°. Low temperatures will fall between 74° and 76°.
**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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