May 02, 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
High clouds over the state will thicken over the next day or two and low level moisture will spread from the Big Island to the smaller islands. The atmosphere will become increasingly unstable as an upper level trough digs toward the state late today. Cloudy, humid, and unsettled conditions are expected to develop, with the highest chances of rainfall focused across the western end of the state late today into at least Friday. The upper level trough will pass overhead during the weekend, likely bringing a return of northeasterly trade winds on Sunday.
Hilo
Today: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Widespread haze before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Light west northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light north northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
Today: Isolated showers before 7am, then scattered showers after 1pm. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Widespread haze before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Isolated showers before noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday: Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Puna
Today: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov