Oahu
Today's forecast
Brief showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny. Lows middle 70s., highs 85-90. Trades 10-25 mph.
Extended forecast
Wednesday-Friday: Sunny days and fair nights, brief trade showers. Highs 85-90, lows 70-75. Trades 10-25 mph.
Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai
Brief showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny. Trades 10-25 mph.
Big Island
Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo and Puna: Brief showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny.Leeward Kohala, Kona and Kau: Clearing and becoming fair tonight. Sunny tomorrow morning, turning cloudy in the afternoon with brief showers over the slopes.
Trades 10-25 mph except in Hilo and Kona areas, where winds will be variable 5-15 mph.
Marine advisories
Caution is advised over all Hawaiian waters due to marginal wind and sea conditions.Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 feet, a few windward showers.
Channels between the islands: East winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet tonight and tomorrow.
Volcano
Lava is entering the ocean east of the end of Chain of Craters Road with periodic steam explosions and collapse of new land into the sea.
Temperatures
At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 91 °F
Record high 1996 -- 93 °F
Average Aug.high -- 89°F
Today's low -- 77°F
Record low1981 -- 70°F
Average Aug.low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 73 percent
Rainfall
At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.11 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.38 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.43 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.10 in.
Surf forecast
Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-3ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 2-3ft. -- 1-3ft.
Makapuu -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sun and moon
Sunset -- 6:54 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:14 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 1:33 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 1:01 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: New Sept. 1, first qtr. Sept. 9, full Sept. 16.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)
