Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, April 8, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, mostly fair. Low mid 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High mid 80s. Winds becoming trades 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday through Saturday, a few night and morning showers. Afternoons sunny. Lows near 70. Highs lower 80s.

Kauai, Maui Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, becoming trades 5-15 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, brief showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers. Winds, mstly variable 5-15 mph.

Leeward: Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning, partly cloudy afternoon with brief upslope showers. Winds, mostly variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

Coastal waters: Tonight, southeast winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Isolated showers. Tomorrow, east winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Isolated showers.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow easterly winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Volcano

Two Puu Oo lava flows which stagnated last week have resumed flowing, with the longer one still 31/2 miles from the ocean.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 82°F
Record high 1996 - 89°F
Average April high - 83°F
Today's low - 65°F
Record low 1973 - 61°F
Average Aprillow - 69°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 93 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month - 0.58 in.
Normal so far this month - 0.48 in.
Actual so far this year - 13.35 in.
Normal so far this year - 8.44 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:49 p.m. today
Sunrise - 6:17 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset - 10:31 p.m. today
Moonrise - 10:15 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: First qtr. April 14, full April 22, last qtr. April 28

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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