May 23, 2018 Weather Forecast
**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
Refreshing trade winds will continue into the upcoming Memorial Day weekend as a high pressure system passes north of the area. The trades will be particularly breezy through Thursday night before weakening on Friday and Saturday.
Hilo
Today: Scattered showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kona
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers after noon. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Waimea
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a northeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a northeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kohala
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 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 55. Very windy, with an east wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Very windy, with an east wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Point
Today: Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Widespread haze. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday: Isolated showers. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Puna
Today: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the morning. 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.
Waikoloa
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov