July 29, 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
High pressure north of the state will keep moderate trade winds in place through Tuesday, with breezy conditions then expected to develop Tuesday night and continue through late in the week. Fairly typical trade wind weather should prevail, with an increase in shower coverage and intensity expected tonight through Tuesday as a weak disturbance moves through the island chain. Showers will continue to favor windward and mauka areas, with a stray shower reaching leeward locales from time to time.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 69. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Frequent showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 85. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Kona
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 56. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Frequent showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
South Point
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with an east wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with an east northeast wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Widespread haze. Low around 67. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Frequent showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Widespread haze. High near 84. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov