March 24, 2018 Weather Forecast
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Looking Ahead
A low pressure disturbance moving through the region continues to drive rain showers eastward across the state today. Moderate to heavy showers over the western islands led to elevated stream levels on Kauai and Oahu with some reports of flash flooding this morning. These convective showers will move into Maui and Hawaii County later today with periods of heavy rainfall and the potential for a few thunderstorms. Strong winds aloft are reaching the Big Island summits coupled with snowfall and low visibilities will produce treacherous wintery conditions at the highest elevations. Drier air will move into Kauai later this morning and Oahu this afternoon with improving weather conditions pushing eastward across the entire state on Sunday. Wind speeds will become light and trend towards land and sea breezes for the first half of next week. Trade winds returning with isolated to scattered windward and mauka showers by Thursday.
Hilo
Today: Scattered showers, then occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze after 1pm. High near 79. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. Low around 64. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. High near 78. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waimea
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze after noon. High near 71. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze after noon. High near 66. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze before noon. High near 78. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 70. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Puna
Today: Scattered showers, then occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze before noon. High near 78. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between 3 and 4 inches possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze after noon. High near 78. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov