January 29, 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

A cool and gusty north to northeasterly flow will hold for the next couple of days, as the islands remain between an area of low pressure to the east and a ridge to the northwest. Moisture along the flank of the low will produce showers over north facing slopes of the Big Island and Maui County today, then shift westward to the entire island chain by Wednesday. Winds will gradually shift out of a typical east-northeast direction Thursday and Friday, with showers focusing over windward slopes. A decrease in the trades along with some instability is possible during the weekend.

Hilo

This Afternoon: Occasional showers. High near 78. Windy, with a north wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 64. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Frequent showers, mainly before 10am. High near 79. Breezy, with a north wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Kona

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Scattered showers after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Waimea

This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 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 56. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a northeast wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Kohala

This Afternoon: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Very windy, with a north northeast wind around 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 49. Very windy, with a northeast wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Frequent showers. High near 67. Windy, with an east northeast wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

South Point

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday: Isolated showers after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Puna

This Afternoon: Occasional showers. High near 73. Windy, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Frequent showers. Low around 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Frequent showers. High near 75. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Waikoloa

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a northeast wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov