December 03, 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
Trade winds will prevail through the week, becoming breezy and gusty later today through Tuesday and again by the weekend. The atmosphere will be stable, keeping showers focused along windward slopes through much of the week. During the next few days, the remnants of a front will keep windward Big Island somewhat wet, while leeward areas remain rather dry. The trailing end of a weak front will bring an increase in mainly windward rainfall as it moves down the island chain Friday through the weekend.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Frequent showers. High near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light southwest.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 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.
Tuesday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 49. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with an east wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Windy, with an east northeast wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Puna
This Afternoon: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 64. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Frequent showers. High near 78. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light east in the afternoon.
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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov
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