Increase in Showers Expected This Weekend

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

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for our usual windy channels through 6 p.m. Sunday for northeast to east winds up to 25 knots.

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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

Breezy trade winds are forecast to continue through early next week with passing low clouds and showers favoring our usual windward and mauka areas during nights and mornings. An increase in trade wind showers is expected from Saturday night into Monday. Another increase in moisture, and potentially an increase in winds, is possible by the middle of next week, depending on the movement and intensity of developing Tropical Storm Madeline.

Today & Sunday

Mostly cloudy skies today for windward spots with showers likely in the morning and clouds clearing with isolated showers for the afternoon. Mostly clear for the Kona side in the morning with clouds building in the afternoon and isolated showers. Haze is expected. Sunday an increase in showers is expected for windward spots. High temperatures from 83° to 88°. Winds will be northeasterly around 10 to 20 mph.

UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)

Tonight & Sunday Night

Winds will be northeasterly around 15 mph. Mostly cloudy with occasional windward showers and clearing through the night for lee spots. Low temperatures from 72° to 77°.

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