March 03, 2018 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.**
Looking Ahead
The high pressure ridge northeast of the islands continues to weaken and the low to the northwest slowly drifts northward. A jet stream aloft will continue to produce high cirrus clouds over the state with easterly trade winds and isolated to scattered showers through the weekend. On Monday, the trade wind directions will shift to northeasterly as the ridge builds in north of the state. A shallow cold front will move across the Hawaiian Islands from Monday evening through Tuesday morning with a brief increase in shower activity. Cooler and drier air will then move in behind the front from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday.
Hilo
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph 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 1pm. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before 7pm. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Scattered showers after 1pm. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Isolated showers before 7am, then isolated showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kohala
Today: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 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.
South Point
Today: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a low around 72. Windy, with an east wind around 23 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Puna
Today: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 77. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov