Hilo

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. Lows 64 to 71 near the shore to 50 to 58 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Thursday: Partly sunny with scattered showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 79 to 86 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows 63 to 70 near the shore to 50 to 57 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Kona

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Haze through the night. Lows around 73 near the shore to 48 to 53 near 5000 feet. Light winds becoming east up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 85 near the shore to 65 to 70 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated showers after midnight. Haze through the night. Lows around 72 near the shore to 48 to 53 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Waimea

Tonight: Breezy. Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 64 to 72 near the shore to 55 to 63 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Breezy. Isolated showers in the morning. Highs 63 to 86. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows 62 to 71 near the shore to 54 to 62 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Kohala

Tonight: Breezy. Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 64 to 72 near the shore to 55 to 63 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Breezy. Isolated showers in the morning. Highs 63 to 86. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Scattered showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows 62 to 71 near the shore to 54 to 62 near 3000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

South Big Island

Tonight: Mostly clear. Breezy and haze. Lows around 73 near the shore to around 53 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny…breezy and haze. Highs around 87 near the shore to around 67 near 5000 feet. East winds up to 20 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Breezy and haze. Lows around 73 near the shore to around 53 near 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph.

Puna

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. Lows 64 to 71 near the shore to 50 to 58 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Thursday: Partly sunny with scattered showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 79 to 86 near the shore to 66 to 71 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows 63 to 70 near the shore to 50 to 57 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Waikoloa

Tonight: Mostly clear. Haze. Lows around 74 near the shore to 50 to 55 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph.

Thursday: Sunny and haze. Highs 85 to 91 near the shore to 65 to 75 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Haze. Lows around 73 near the shore to 49 to 55 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph.

Detailed Forecast

Synopsis

High pressure far northeast of the state will maintain moderate to locally breezy trades through the week. Expect fairly typical summertime weather with clouds and showers favoring windward and mauka areas.

Discussion

A 1032 mb surface high remains centered approximately 1400 miles northeast of the Hawaiian Islands. This is producing moderate to locally breezy trades across the state this afternoon. Satellite imagery continues to shallow bands of moisture embedded in the trades with clouds moving into windward and mauka areas, with radar imagery showing isolated light showers across the area. Expect these fairly typical summertime conditions to continue tonight.
Guidance continues to show high pressure remaining northeast of the state through the week, then drifting north starting on Sunday. Moderate to breezy trades will continue through Saturday, then start to weaken as the high moves further away. With no organized source of moisture upstream of the state expect fairly typically summertime conditions under a dry and stable airmass. Clouds will tend to favor windward and mauka areas with passing showers moving in at times through the forecast period.

Aviation

A breezy and stable trade wind flow will persist during the next couple of days. A narrow and shallow band of moisture will remain focused over the central portion of the island chain into Thursday morning and will produce MVFR ceilings and visibility in SHRA across windward slopes. AIRMET Sierra for mountain obscuration is in effect for windward Maui, Molokai, and Lanai and may need to be expanded to Oahu overnight. Elsewhere, VFR conditions will prevail. Radar data support the continuation of AIRMET Tango for low level turbulence to the lee of terrain.

Marine

Fresh to locally strong trade winds will persist as high pressure lingers far northeast of the state. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) is now in effect for the typical windy waters around Big Island and Maui County through 6 am HST Friday. Trades may ease slightly around Sunday as the high drifts further away to the north.
A small mid-period south swell will continue through Thursday. A slight boost to the period expected Friday night. Another small, long-period south swell is expected next Sunday night into Monday. Surf along south facing shores will boost along with the arrival of the mentioned swells. Surf along east-facing shores will be rough and choppy due to the breezy trade winds that will persist the rest of the week. A small northwest swell will pass through the islands Sunday night through Monday night.

Fire weather

Moderate to locally breezy trade winds will continue through the week with afternoon relative humidity near summertime normals. Expect typical summertime fire weather conditions into next week.

HFO Watches/Warnings/Advisories

Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Friday for Maalaea Bay, Pailolo Channel, Alenuihaha Channel, Big Island Leeward Waters, Big Island Southeast Waters.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov