Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, May 19, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Mostly fair tonight, a few windward and mauka showers, low 65-70. Mostly sunny tomorrow. High upper 70s-mid 80s. Trades 10-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, trades 5-15 mph. Thursday, Friday: Partly cloudy, some showers. Light, variable winds.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Mostly fair tonight with a few windward and mauka showers. A few light showers tomorrow morning, then sunny. Trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo and Puna: Mostly cloudy tonight with a few showers. Tomorrow partly cloudy with a few showers.

Leeward Kohala, Kona and Kau: Some evening clouds and showers tonight, then fair. Sunny tomorrow morning, turning cloudy with upslope showers.

Trades 10-20 mph except variable winds 5-15 mph in Kona and Hilo areas.

Marine advisories

There are no marine warnings in effect for this area.

Coastal waters: Northeast winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet, a few showers, mostly windward, tonight and tomorrow.

Channels between the islands: Northeast winds 20 knots, seas 8 feet, a few showers tonight and tomorrow.

Volcano

Occasional viewing of surface flows and spatter out of lava pools to 150 feet high near Puu Oo crater. No lava entering ocean.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 84 'F
Record high 1988 -- 90 'F
Average May high -- 85'F
Today's low -- 67'F
Record low1985 -- 64'F
Average May low -- 70'F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 76 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.17 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.76 in.
Actual so far this year -- 13.94 in.
Normal so far this year -- 10.26 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:04 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:52 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 4:59 p.m. today
Moonset -- 4:48 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Full May 21, last qtr. May 28, new June 4.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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