December 16, 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
Mostly dry and pleasant weather can be expected through Monday night thanks to high pressure northeast of the area. A front will move down the island chain late Tuesday through Wednesday accompanied by a band of showers mainly affecting north and northeast facing slopes. Drier and cooler conditions are expected after the frontal passage. A typical trade wind weather pattern is expected by Friday and on through the weekend.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the evening.
Monday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a northeast wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Windy, with an east northeast wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with an east wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Puna
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov
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