Breezy Winds Today, Fluctuate for Weekend

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

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for the ʻAlenuihāhā channel through 6 p.m. Friday.

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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

Moderate to breezy trade winds are expected through Friday. The trades should ease slightly Saturday through Sunday, then strengthen to locally windy levels for most of next week. Clouds and showers are forecast to focus primarily over windward and mauka areas. Shower coverage and intensity are expected to increase Sunday through Monday as a disturbance passes.

Today

We expect mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers for windward spots. Mostly clear morning for the Kona side with afternoon scattered showers and mostly cloudy skies. Winds are northeast around 15 mph with higher gusts. High temperatures from 80° to 86°.

UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)

Tonight

Northeast winds tonight around 15 mph. Mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers for windward spots tonight. Skies should clear as the night goes on for lee areas with scattered showers in the evening. Low temperatures from 68° to 73°.

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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: NOAA / NWS