Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, August 20, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, mostly fair. Low the mid 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High near 90. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday through Sunday, sunny days and fair nights. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Mostly fair tonight and mostly sunny tomorrow. Winds, trades 5-15 mph except 10-20 mph in the afternoon.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, a few showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 5-15 mph except 10-20 mph in the afternoon.

Leeward: Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning. Partly cloudy afternoon. Winds, variable 5-15 mph, afternoon sea breezes.

Marine advisories

There is a ridge far north moving south slowly.

There are no marine warnings posted.

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

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Volcano

Lava continues flowing into the ocean at two remote spots east of the end of Chain of Craters Road.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 90°F
Record high 1995 - 93°F
Average August high - 89°F
Today's low - 75°F
Record low 1950 - 69°F
Average August low - 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 79 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - 0.00 in
Actual so far this month - 0.11 in.
Normal so far this month - 0.33 in.
Actual so far this year - 15.43 in.
Normal so far this year - 12.05 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:58 p.m. tonight
Sunrise - 6:12 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 9:03 p.m. today
Moonset - 9:38 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Last qtr. Aug. 24, new Sept. 1, first qtr. Sept. 9.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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