Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, May 2, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, brief showers. Lows lower 70s. Tomorrow, cloudy, a few morning showers. High lower 80s. Winds, trades 10-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday-Tuesday, morning and nighttime showers. Sunny to partly cloudy afternoons. Lows lower 70s. Highs 80-85.

Kauai, Maui Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, brief showers. Tomorrow, cloudy. A few morning showers. Winds, trades 10-25 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, brief showers. Tomorrow, cloudy. A few showers in the morning. Winds, trades 10-25 mph, except locally variable 5-15 mph Hilo.

Leeward: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, cloudy with some upslope showers again in the afternoon. Winds, trades 10-25 mph except locally variable 5-15 mph Kona.

Marine advisories

Caution is advised over all waters due to marginal winds and seas.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 4-8 feet. Brief windward showers.

Channel: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet.

Volcano

The eruption continues at the base of Puu Oo cinder cone at a reduced rate, with less activity in a spatter cone there and less lava is several small ponds.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high—85°F
Record high 1994—87°F
Average May high—85°F
Today's low—72°F
Record low1989—60°F
Average May low—70°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m.—66 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m.—Trace
Actual so far this month—Trace
Normal so far this month—0.08 in.
Actual so far this year—13.77 in.
Normal so far this year—9.58 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset—6:57 p.m. tonight
Sunrise—6:00 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise—3:44 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset—4:12 p.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New May 6, first qtr. May 14, full May 21.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium.)

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