December 15, 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

High pressure north of the state will provide mainly dry and pleasant conditions along with moderate trade winds through the weekend. Rather dry conditions will continue into early next week, although the trade winds will diminish in association with an approaching front. This front will move down the island chain late Tuesday through Wednesday, bringing an increase in showers along with cooler and breezy conditions. Rather dry and cool conditions will then continue for the tail end of next week.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Kona

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with an east northeast wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Windy, with an east wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Very windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Very windy, with an east wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

South Point

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Windy, with an east northeast wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Puna

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov