Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, July 3, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair but for a few showers. Low in lower 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with a few showers. High in upper 80s. Winds, trades 10-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday through Monday, partly cloudy with a few showers. Lows in low 70s. Highs to upper 80s.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair but for brief showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with a few showers. Winds, trades 10-25 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, a few showers. Tomorrow, partly sunny with brief showers.

Leeward: Tonight, some evening showers, then turning fair. Tomorrow, partly cloudy with afternoon showers upslope.

Winds, mostly trades 10-25 mph except variable 5-15 mph in Kona and Hilo areas.

Marine advisories

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

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

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 25 knots, seas 12 feet.

Volcano

The eruption continues at remote Puu Oo cinder cone, with various short lava flows extending from it.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 87°F
Record high 1995 -- 90°F
Average July high -- 88°F
Today's low -- 74°F
Record low 1958 -- 68°F
Average July low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 71 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.06 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.06 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.03 in.
Actual so far this year -- 14.86 in.
Normal so far this year -- 11.16 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:18 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:54 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 6:35 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 6:00 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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