January 05, 2019 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

The high pressure ridge north of the Hawaiian Islands will continue to weaken today ahead of a cold front moving into the Central Pacific from the northwest. Expect dry weather conditions with lighter winds through next week as several cold fronts pass to the north of the state keeping the high pressure ridge weaker than normal.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Puna

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 5 to 8 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 61. Light west southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Scattered showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov