Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, March 5, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy periods with passing showers. Lows near 70. Highs 75-80. Winds trades 15-30 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday through Sunday, partly cloudy with a few windward showers. Lows near 70. Highs near 80.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy periods and scattered showers. Trades 15-30 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Passing showers and cloudy periods. Winds variable 5-15 mph.

Leeward: Tonight, showers ending early evening and becoming fair. Tomorrow, partly sunny morning becoming mostly cloudy with upslope showers in the afternoon. Winds variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

A high far north-northeast moving east at 10 knots.

Small-craft advisories in effect for all waters due to strong and gusty trade winds.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet. Scattered showers diminishing by tomorrow.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 feet.

Volcano

Fresh lava remains visible deep inside Puu Oo cinder cone, but no other signs of volcanic activity are visible.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 79 °F
Record high 1992 -- 85 °F
Average Marchhigh -- 82°F
Today's low -- 71°F
Record low 1987 -- 59°F
Average March low -- 67°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 81 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.04 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.21 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.36 in.
Actual so far this year -- 8.08 in.
Normal so far this year -- 6.12 in.

Surf forecast

Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1 ft. -- 1 ft.
Makaha -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.
Sunset Beach -- 3-5ft. -- 3-5ft.
Makapuu -- 2-4ft. -- 2-4ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:37 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:48 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 3:30 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 4:49 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: New March 8, first qtr. March 15, full March 23.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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