Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, April 28, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Mostly fair tonight and sunny tomorrow; brief windward, mauka showers. Lows near 70, highs 80-85. Trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday-Friday: Mostly sunny days and fair nights. Lows 70-75, highs 80-85.Trades 10-20 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai


Mostly fair tonight except for brief windward and mauka showers. Mostly sunny tomorrow, some brief windward and mauka showers. Trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna: Brief showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny. Trades 10-20 mph, locally variable winds to 15 mph near Hilo nights and mornings.

Leeward Kohala, Kona, Kau: Clearing tonight, sunny tomorrow morning, then cloudy with a few upslope showers. Trades 10-20 mph, variable 5-15 mph in Kona area.

Marine advisories

Small craft advisories remain in effect for all Hawaiian waters because of strong trades.

Coastal waters: East winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet, brief windward showers tonight and tomorrow.

Channels between the islands: East winds 20 knots, seas 8 feet tonight and tomorrow.

Volcano

Bubbling in Puu Oo crater with two very slow-moving flows coming down from Puu Oo but not visible from the end of the road. No lava entering ocean.

Temperatures


At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 83 °F
Record high 1996 -- 87 °F
Average April high -- 83°F
Today's low -- 72°F
Record low1979 -- 60°F
Average April low -- 69°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 76 percent

Rainfall


At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.02 inch
Actual so far this month -- 1.00 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.46 in.
Actual so far this year -- 13.77 in.
Normal so far this year -- 9.42 in.

Surf forecast

Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 0-1ft. -- 0-1ft.
Sunset Beach -- 2-4ft. -- 3-5ft.
Makapuu -- 2-4ft. -- 2-4ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:45 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:02 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 11:11 a.m. today
Moonrise -- 12:34 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Last qtr. today, new May 6, first qtr. May 14.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium.)






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