July 27, 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
Moderate to breezy trade winds will persist into next week as high pressure holds firm north of the state. Stable weather will continue, with incoming light showers focusing over windward slopes and supporting some afternoon showers over the leeward slopes of the Big Island. A series of disturbances are forecast to pass south of the islands through early next week, leading to periods of increased shower activity over mainly windward slopes. A larger area of tropical moisture will likely affect the state during the middle to end of next week.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 72. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a northeast wind 8 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.
Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 57. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
This Afternoon: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Isolated showers after noon. Widespread haze. 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 20%.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers. Widespread haze. Low around 68. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Light and variable wind.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov