January 04, 2019 Weather Forecast
**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
Breezy to locally windy trade winds can be expected today due to high pressure far north of the area. A few passing showers can be expected over windward and mauka areas. Winds will become lighter over the weekend as the high moves off to the northeast. Shower activity may increase a bit over windward and mauka areas due to the remnants of a frontal boundary near the area. Winds will generally stay on the lighter side next week with only brief periods of trades expected. Moisture associated with another frontal boundary may cause an uptick in shower activity across some areas Tuesday through Thursday.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 63. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly before noon. High near 79. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Very windy, with a northeast wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with a northeast wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming east southeast 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Windy, with an east northeast wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Windy, with an east wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 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 80. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Windy, with an east wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a north wind 15 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.
Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 61. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly before noon. High near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with an east northeast wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov