April 27, 2018 Weather Forecast
Photo Credit: James Grenz
**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 developing front will move down the island chain today through Saturday, then stall near the Big Island Saturday night into next week. The front will bring clouds and showers along and ahead of it as it goes. Some of these showers may be heavy at times. While a cool and mostly dry air mass will prevail over the smaller islands after the front passes, the stalled front will keep wet weather over the Big Island for several days.
Hilo
Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Widespread haze before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly after noon. High near 79. East wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Waimea
Today: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly after noon. High near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Kohala
Today: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly after noon. High near 66. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 16 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly after noon. Widespread haze. High near 79. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Puna
Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. West wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: Occasional showers. High near 78. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Waikoloa
Today: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Occasional showers, mainly after noon. High near 79. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov
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