July 23, 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
A high pressure ridge north of the islands will maintain moderate trade winds through the week. Periods of elevated moisture will move across the state from the tropics, leading to clouds and enhanced showers at times. The first of these wet trade events will continue into Tuesday morning for the western end of the island chain. A brief drying trend will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a second round of enhanced showers expected on Thursday.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
South Point
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with an east wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west in the morning.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov