Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, May 28, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, mostly fair. Lows 65-70. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Highs near 85. Winds, variable 5-15 mph becoming trades 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday through Sunday, clear nights and mostly sunny days. Lows near 70. Highs 80-85.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

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

Big Island

Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Tonight, partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. Tomorrow, partly cloudy after brief morning showers. Winds, variable 5-15 mph becoming trades 5-15 mph.

Kohala and Kona: Tonight, mostly clear. Tomorrow, sunny morning. Upslope clouds with isolated afternoon showers. Winds, variable 5-15 mph with sea breezes in the afternoon.

Marine advisories

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, mostly northeast winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. A few showers windward waters, otherwise fair.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, mostly northeast winds 15 kt, seas 4 ft.

Volcano

The pause in Kilauea's east rift eruption, which began Friday morning, is continuing.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 84°F
Record high 1996 -- 89°F
Average May high -- 85°F
Today's low -- 66°F
Record low 1964 -- 65°F
Average May low -- 70°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 81 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.63 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.04 in.
Actual so far this year -- 14.40 in.
Normal so far this year -- 10.54 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:07 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:50 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 12:57 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 1:04 p.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New June 4, first qtr. June 12, full June 20.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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