April 14, 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
An upper level low west of the islands combined with enhanced moisture spreading up from the southeast, will maintain the threat of flooding into Sunday morning. The upper level low will move away early next week, but lingering moisture over the islands will keep the trades somewhat wet. Wind speeds will moderate somewhat after the weekend with a weaker high passing north of the area Tuesday.
Hilo
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 66. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Kona
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with a northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with a northeast wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 70. Windy, with a northeast wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Frequent showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 52. Windy, with a northeast wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 70. Windy, with a northeast wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
South Point
Today: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Windy, with an east wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Windy, with an east northeast wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Windy, with an east northeast wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Puna
Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 78. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 64. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 78. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: A slight chance of thunderstorms, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with a northeast wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Windy, with an east southeast wind 23 to 29 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with a northeast wind 24 to 29 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov