Oahu
Today's forecast
Partly cloudy, showers tonight, tomorrow; chance of heavy showers. Low upper 60s, high 85. SE winds 5-15 mph.
Extended forecast
Wednesday, chance of showers. SE winds 5-15 mph. Thursday, Friday, mostly sunny, a few showers. Variable winds.
Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai
Partly cloudy with showers tonight and tomorrow, chance of isolated heavy showers. Southeast winds 5-15 mph.
Big Island
Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Partly cloudy with a chance of heavy showers tonight and tomorrow.Kohala and Kona: Some evening clouds, then turning fair tonight; sunny tomorrow morning, then cloudy in upslope showers, some locally heavy.
Southeast winds 5-15 mph, at times locally variable.
Marine advisories
A high far northeast of Honolulu id nearly stationary.There are no warnings.
Coastal waters: Tonight, SE winds 10 knots, seas 4 feet, a few showers; tomorrow SE winds 5-10 knots, seas 4 feet or less, a few locally heavy showers.
Channels between the islands: Tonight, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet; tomorrow east winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 feet.
Volcano
An extended lull in volcanic activity. No surface lava visible. No lava entering ocean.
Temperatures
At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 84 °F
Record high 1986 -- 88 °F
Average March high -- 82°F
Today's low -- 67°F
Record low 1974 -- 59°F
Average Marchlow -- 67°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 90 percent
Rainfall
At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.26 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.75 in.
Actual so far this year -- 8.13 in.
Normal so far this year -- 6.51 in.
Surf forecast
Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 2-4ft. -- 2-4ft.
Makapuu -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sun and moon
Sunset -- 6:39 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:44 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 8:48 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 8:52 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: First qtr. March 15, full March 23, last qtr. March 31.
Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium
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