Trade Wind Weather Expected Today

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for Hawaii County leeward waters and channels through 6 p.m. Monday.

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**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, chance of cloud cover, projected localized weather conditions, vog/SO2 forecast and expected wave heights.**

Looking Ahead

Trade wind weather will continue through the week with clouds and showers favoring windward and mauka spots. Passing showers will reach leeward areas from time to time during periods of stronger trades.

Today  

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers today for windward spots. Haze is expected for the leeward side with mostly sunny skies and clouds building in the afternoon brining isolated showers. Winds are from 10 to 20 mph out of the northeast. High temperatures from 83° to 88°.

UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)

Tonight 

Northeast winds tonight from 10 to 20 mph. Showers likely for windward spots tonight. Skies should clear as the night goes on for lee areas. Low temperatures from 69° to 74°.

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Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS