Trade Winds Expected to Hang on This Week

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A Small Craft Advisory is posted through 6 a.m. Tuesday for all Big Island coastal waters.

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**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.**

Looking Ahead

Trade winds are forecast across the island chain through the week. Clouds and showers will be focused over windward and mauka areas. Locally breezy trade winds will blow a few of the showers to leeward areas.

Today 

Today we expect mostly cloudy in the morning with showers likely for windward areas. The Kona side will be partly sunny to start with clouds building in the afternoon and isolated showers. Hazy skies are expected. Northeast winds are forecast from 15 to 25 mph. High temperatures from 79° to 84°.

UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)

Tonight

Northeast winds are expected around 15 mph. Mostly cloudy skies are forecast with showers likely in windward areas. For the Kona side mostly clear. Low temperatures from 67° to 72°.

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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