Today: Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 84 near the shore to around 72 at 4000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows around 68 near the shore to around 54 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 80 to 86 near the shore to around 72 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Kona
Today: Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 82 to 87 near the shore to around 71 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 70 to 75 near the shore to around 57 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Monday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to around 72 near 5000 feet. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Waimea
Today: Breezy. Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 70 to 79 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Breezy. Scattered showers. Lows around 67 near the shore to 54 to 61 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 74 to 81 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Kohala
Today: Breezy. Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 70 to 79 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Breezy. Scattered showers. Lows around 67 near the shore to 54 to 61 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 82 near the shore to 74 to 81 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
South Big Island
Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 86 near the shore to around 73 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 71 near the shore to around 54 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday: Breezy. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to around 73 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Puna
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Today: Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 84 near the shore to around 72 at 4000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows around 68 near the shore to around 54 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 80 to 86 near the shore to around 72 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Waikoloa
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 86 near the shore to 71 to 76 above 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 73 near the shore to 52 to 60 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday: Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to 71 to 76 above 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Detailed Forecast
Synopsis
High pressure far northeast of the state will drive moderate to breezy trade winds across local waters through the forecast period, keeping a trade wind weather pattern intact. Expect clouds and showers to favor windward and mountain areas, especially at night and during the early morning hours. An upper trough forecast to move in from the northwest could enhance showers late next week.
Discussion
Trade wind flow persists across the main Hawaiian Islands this morning, thanks to high pressure far to the northeast filling in with the departure of troughing west of 160W. Our airmass has dried out and stabilized as ridging builds aloft. Overnight soundings show the trend, with Hilo's 1.19 inch PW contrasting slightly with Lihue's 1.33 inch PW. Both soundings show development of strong subsidence inversions. Radar shows isolated to scattered showers beginning to fill in across windward waters, poised to move across windward sections of the islands. Satellite loop shows patchy broken low clouds just east of the islands.
Expect moderate to breezy trades through the week. Shower coverage should remain limited today through Wednesday as ridging caps available moisture and vertical cloud development. Clouds and showers will favor windward and mauka areas, with the highest likelihood for showers occurring during overnight and early morning hours. While models show a trade wind weather pattern continuing through the forecast period, an upper trough forecast to pass across the islands from the northwest may enhance trade showers Thursday into Saturday.
Aviation
High pressure building far northeast of the state will bring moderate easterly trades to the region through the remainder of this weekend. Thus, expect scattered showers to mainly affect windward areas with mainly dry conditions elsewhere. Brief MVFR conditions may occur with this activity, though not expecting anything widespread.
No AIRMETs are currently in effect.
Marine
A strong high pressure system far northeast of the Hawaiian Islands will produce moderate to breezy trade winds today. A low pressure system far northwest of the state will slowly drift north away from the region over the next few days as another strong high pressure ridge passes from west to east across the northern Central Pacific basin. The Small Craft Advisory (SCA) was extended through Monday afternoon for the typical windier waters near Maui County and the Big Island. This SCA will likely continue into next weekend, and some expansion in areal coverage is possible, as another high pressure system passing far north of the state drifts eastward.
A small north to northwest swell will slowly decline today. A series of small background north to northwest swells are expected through the next seven days keeping north shore surf heights in the small to fun size range. Surf heights will also slowly decline along west facing shores as south swell declines and northwest swell energy shifts back to the north by the end of next week.
Small long-period south swell energy will decline today. Expect a series of background small south swells through the week, keeping small to fun sized surf along south facing shores lasting into next weekend. The return of breezy trade winds will produce small and choppy surf along east facing shores through next weekend.
HFO Watches/Warnings/Advisories
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Monday for Maalaea Bay, Pailolo Channel, Alenuihaha Channel, Big Island Leeward Waters, Big Island Southeast Waters.
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