August 19, 2018 Weather Forecast
Photo: James Grenz
**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 rather humid airmass is in place due to a weak trough of low pressure near Kauai. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms are in the forecast for portions of the state today. A drier airmass along with strengthening trade winds are in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday. For the remainder of the week, the forecast will be highly dependent on the track and intensity of Hurricane Lane. An increase in trade winds and shower activity will be the likely result based on the latest forecast for Lane.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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 around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Isolated showers before 11am. Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 86. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov
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