Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, June 25, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, a few showers, mainly windward and mauka. Low 70-75. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High in upper 80s. Trades 15-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday through Saturday, a few night and morning showers. Sunny by afternoon. Lows 70-75. Highs in 80s.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, a few mainly windward and mauka showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Brief morning showers. Winds, trades 15-25 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy with brief showers.

Leeward: Tonight, decreasing cloudiness and showers, then turning fair. Tomorrow, morning sunshine giving way to afternoon clouds with a few showers over the slopes.

Winds, locally variable in Hilo, trades 15-25 mph elsewhere.

Marine advisories

Small-craft advisories in effect for all waters because of strong tradewinds.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, East winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 feet. A few windward showers.

Channels between the islands: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet.

Volcano

The eruption continues at and around remote Puu Oo cinder cone, with three flows extending from the cone.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 87°F
Record high 1989 -- 91°F
Average June high -- 87°F
Yesterday's low -- 73°F
Record low1973 -- 68°F
Average June low -- 72°F

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 8 p.m. 6/23 -- 0.06 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.21 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.39 in.
Actual so far this year -- 14.61 in.
Normal so far this year -- 11.02 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:17 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:52 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 10:57 p.m. today
Moonset -- 10:59 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Last qtr. June 27, new July 4, first qtr. July 12
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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