Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, August 13, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, becoming fair. Lows near 70. Tomorrow, sunny morning, then partly cloudy and a few showers. Highs near 90. Winds, light and variable.

Extended forecast

Friday through Sunday, mostly sunny after a few night and morning showers. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, clearing and becoming fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning. Partly cloudy afternoon with a few inland showers. Winds, light and variable.

Big Island

Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, a few upslope showers in the afternoon, otherwise fair. Winds, light and variable becoming easterly 10-20 mph.

Marine advisories

There is a surface ridge just north of Hawaii nearly stationary.

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Fair.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft.

Volcano

Lava continues to flow to the sea through the former area of Wahaula Heiau on the coast of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 87°F
Record high 1994 -- 92°F
Average August high -- 89°F
Today's low new record -- 69°F
Previous record low 1979 -- 70°F
Average August low -- 74°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 -- Trace
Normal so far this month -- 0.26 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.32 in.
Normal so far this year -- 11.98 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:04 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:10 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 2:56 p.m. today
Moonset -- 2:21 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Full Aug. 18, last qtr. Aug. 24, new Sept. 1
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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