May 19, 2018 Weather Forecast
Photo: James Grenz
**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 wind weather is on tap for the foreseeable future, with clouds and showers favoring windward areas. While the trade winds will deliver brief passing showers to the smaller islands through the weekend and next week, an increase in windward showers is expected over the Big Island and Maui tonight and Sunday.
Hilo
Today: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Occasional showers. High near 82. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly between 8pm and 1am. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Isolated showers after 11am. Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with a northeast wind 21 to 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Windy, with a northeast wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a northeast wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with an east wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Very windy, with an east wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Very windy, with an east wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before 7pm, then scattered showers after midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Windy, with an east northeast wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east northeast wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Puna
Today: Showers likely. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Widespread haze. Low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Occasional showers. Widespread haze. High near 79. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light southeast. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday: Isolated showers after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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