January 19, 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
Resurgent trade winds will back off tonight and gradually shift out of the southeast and south across much of the state by Sunday. While windward Big Island will likely experience typical shower activity through much of the upcoming week, most of the state will return to a stable land and sea breeze pattern, featuring afternoon clouds and a few showers over island terrain and partial clearing at night. A passing front may enhance shower activity over Kauai late Monday, with another front potentially affecting the area late Thursday or Friday.
Hilo
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Sunday: Isolated showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Waimea
This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a northeast wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday: Isolated showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kohala
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with an east wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. 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 49. Windy, with an east wind 24 to 29 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm 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 79. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Isolated showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov