December 30, 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: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tomorrow: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kohala
Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tomorrow: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with an east northeast wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Puna
Today: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Hamakua
Today: Sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph.
Waikoloa
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Synopsis
A dry trade wind pattern is expected through the weekend and much of the upcoming week. A slight increase in shower coverage over windward areas along with lighter trades will be possible late Sunday night through Tuesday.