July 14, 2018 Weather Forecast

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**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 pressure far north of Hawaii will drive moderate to fresh trade winds over the state through next week. Showers carried by the trades will affect the islands at times, with locally heavy downpours over windward sections possible. A slight chance of thunderstorms is forecast for the Big Island and leeward Haleakala slopes in the afternoon today and Sunday. Drier and more settled weather is expected to return across the islands Monday and Tuesday, followed by the potential for an increase in rainfall over parts of the island chain around the middle of next week.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 84. East wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Frequent showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 69. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday: Frequent showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 84. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Scattered showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Frequent showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 59. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

South Point

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Puna

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Frequent showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. Low around 66. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Sunday: Frequent showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 81. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov