September 07, 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
The trades winds are forecast to trend down through this afternoon,with light and variable winds expected tonight through Monday as Hurricane Norman passes northeast of the state. Clouds and showers will favor windward and mauka areas today, then shift over to the interior and leeward locations each afternoon starting Saturday. Hurricane Olivia is forecast to approach the islands from the east early next week, then move through the region from east to west Tuesday night through midweek.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 15 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: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 95. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Light east wind.
Saturday: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light east northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Scattered showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Light east northeast wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 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: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday: Isolated showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov