December 22, 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 wind weather will continue through the weekend with passing showers focused mainly on windward and mountain areas of each island. An upper level disturbance will drift up from the south on Monday and pass northward over the Big Island. This disturbance will produce enhanced showers on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day across the state. Another cold front will approach the islands from the northwest possibly extending the wet weather pattern into the end of next week.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Frequent showers. High near 80. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 64. East southeast 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.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. 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 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 56. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers likely before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 52. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with an east wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
This Afternoon: Frequent showers. High near 77. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 62. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Frequent showers, mainly before noon. High near 77. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the morning.
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