December 24, 2017 Weather Forecast
**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Hawaii Island high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, projected localized weather conditions and expected wave heights.**
Hilo
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light northwest wind.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light northwest wind becoming north northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Widespread haze. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Light east northeast wind.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Tomorrow: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Widespread haze. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tomorrow: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Hamakua
Today: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tomorrow: Clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Waikoloa
Today: Clear, with a low around 62. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tomorrow: Clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Synopsis
Light to moderate northeasterly trade winds will veer to the east on Christmas Day, delivering just a few showers to windward slopes and coasts. A developing low will pass close to the islands by midweek, with increasing southerly winds bringing an increased chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday. A cold front associated with the low is expected to bring showers through Thursday. North to northeast winds are expected Friday and Saturday, delivering a few windward showers.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov