October 17, 2018 Weather Forecast

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**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 trades will slowly weaken through Friday, then strengthen again on Saturday. Remnants of a front will linger near the Big Island for the next few days. A trough aloft will bring somewhat unstable conditions around the Big Island before moving away Saturday night. Drier weather will persist for the western half of the state this week.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. North northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Kona

This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

South Point

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Puna

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov