Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, June 30, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Mostly fair tonight, brief passing showers, lows mid 70s. Mostly sunny tomorrow, highs lower 80s windward to upper 80s leeward. Trades 15-30 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday-Friday: Night, morning showers, afternoon sunshine. Trades 10-25 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Mostly fair tonight, brief passing showers. Tomorrow mostly sunny, brief mainly mauka showers. Trades 15-30 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna, Kau: Brief showers tonight, tomorrow partly sunny with brief showers. Leeward Kohala and Kona: Clearing tonight, sunny tomorrow morning, turning mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a few upslope showers.

Winds mostly trades 15-30 mph, but variable 5-15 mph in Kona and Hilo areas.

Marine advisories

Small craft advisories remain in effect for all Hawaiian waters due to strong trades.

Coastal waters: East winds 25 knots, seas 12 feet, a few showers tonight. Tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet, a few showers.

Channels: East winds 30 knots, seas 18 feet, a few showers tonight. Tomorrow, east winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 feet, a few showers.

Volcano

Lava continues to flow in a remote wilderness area. No flow into ocean, but lava may be viewed from Puu Huluhulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 89 °F
Record high 1996 -- 90 °F
Average June high -- 87°F
Today's low -- 77°F
Record low1950 -- 68°F
Average June low -- 72°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 67 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 0.40 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.50 in.
Actual so far this year -- 14.80 in.
Normal so far this year -- 11.13 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:10 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:53 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 3:51 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 3:28 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: New July 4, first qtr. July 12, full June 19.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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