August 31, 2018 Weather Forecast
Photo Credit: 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
Dry and pleasant conditions are expected to hold through the weekend with limited clouds and showers favoring windward and mauka locations. Trades are forecast to steadily trend down over the weekend, then increase once again into the moderate to breezy category Tuesday through midweek. Increasing moisture combined with increasing trades next week may lead to more widespread trade showers over the state.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph. 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 80. Breezy, with a northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light east. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 9 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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