March 07, 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
Breezy trade winds will prevail into the weekend, delivering periods of clouds and showers that will favor windward areas. Showers are expected to be especially active over windward portions of the Big Island and Maui today. Cooler and drier air moving in from the northeast will keep temperatures lower than normal over the next several days. Fewer showers are expected this weekend as trade winds continue. A trend towards wet windy weather continues next week Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hilo
Today: Occasional showers. High near 76. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kohala
Today: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a northeast wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Puna
Today: Occasional showers. High near 72. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 18 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov