Breezy East Winds Continue Today for Big Island

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

Small Craft Advisory: Hawaii County leeward coastal waters and the Alenuihaha 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

Breezy east winds are expected through at least Saturday with stable conditions in the forecast. Winds are expected to weaken and shift out of the east-southeast Sunday and Monday which could mean muggy, hazy, hot weather.

Today 

We expect east winds today around 10 to 20 mph. High temperatures are forecast from 81° to 86°. Partly sunny skies with scattered windward showers and isolated afternoon leeward showers.

UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)

Tonight 

East winds are forecast around 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy skies with scattered windward showers and clearing for the Kona side. Low temperatures from 69° to 74°.

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