July 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
Trade winds will gradually increase today as high pressure builds north of the state. Showers will remain focused over windward slopes, with spotty heavy showers possible over leeward and interior sections of the Big Island. A breezy trade wind regime will develop and persist from Tuesday through the weekend. An increase in rainfall is expected late Thursday possibly through the weekend.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Occasional showers. High near 83. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 67. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a northeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Occasional showers. High near 65. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Windy, with an east northeast wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
This Afternoon: Showers likely. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Breezy, with an east wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with an east wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Puna
This Afternoon: Occasional showers. Widespread haze. High near 83. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west southwest. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Widespread haze. Low around 65. West northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov