March 10, 2018 Weather Forecast

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**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

Cool and breezy northeasterly trade winds will continue through the weekend, delivering low clouds and showers that will primarily affect windward and mauka areas. High clouds, currently over the eastern end of the state, will gradually fill in over the smaller islands through the weekend, which will result in periods with cloudy skies. Increasingly wet and windy conditions are expected next week, as abundant moisture lifts northward into the area bringing the potential for locally heavy rainfall.

Hilo

Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

Today: Scattered showers after 1pm. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers before 7pm, then isolated showers after 1am. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Waimea

Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 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.

Sunday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Kohala

Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Windy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

South Point

Today: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Puna

Today: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a north wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

Today: Isolated showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Windy, with an east northeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Windy, with an east northeast wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov