Oahu
Today's forecast
Tonight, brief showers. Lows near 70. Tomorrow, a few morning showers, then mostly sunny. Highs 80-85. Tradewinds 15-40 mph.
Extended forecast
Sunday, partly cloudy and rainy. Monday, increasing clouds and showers. Tuesday, mostly cloudy with showers.
Kauai, Maui,Molokai, Lanai
Tonight, brief showers. Tomorrow, a few morning showers, then mostly sunny. Winds trades 15-30 mph.
Big Island
Windward: Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy. Mainly night and morning showers. Winds, trades 15-30 mph, locally higher gusts.
Leeward: Tonight and tomorrow, fair tonight, partly sunny morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon with upslope showers. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.
Marine advisories
High-surf advisory in effect for the north and west shores of all islands.
Small-craft advisories for all waters due to strong and gusty trade winds.
Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet. A few windward showers.
Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 feet. A few showers.
Volcano
No lava is entering the ocean near end of Chain of Craters Road. Surface lava is visible in the cone from aircraft.
Temperatures
At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 82'F
Record high 1986 - 87'F
Average March high - 82'F
Today's low - 71'F
Record low 1984 - 60'F
Average March low - 67'F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 63 percent
Rainfall
At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m - 0.03 in.
Actual so far this month - 0.26 in.
Normal so far this month - 0.52 in.
Actual so far this year - 8.13 in.
Normal so far this year - 6.28 in.
Surf forecast
Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1 ft. - 1 ft.
Makaha - 2-4ft. - 2-4ft.
Sunset Beach - 4-6ft. - 4-6ft.
Makapuu - 3-6ft. - 2-4ft.
Sun and moon
Sunset - 6:38 p.m. tonight
Sunrise - 6:46 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset - 5:39 p.m. today
Moonrise - 6:30 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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