Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, September 11, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

A few showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny. Lows in upper 60s-lower 70s, highs mid to upper 80s. Trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday-Monday: Mostly sunny, a few night, morning showers. Lows 70-75, highs 85-90. Trades 10-20 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

A few showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny. Trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo and Puna: Partly cloudy with brief showers tonight. Some showers tomorrow morning, then partly sunny.

Leeward Kohala, Kona and Kau: Becoming fair tonight. Sunny tomorrow morning, turning cloudy in the afternoon with upslope showers.

Winds light and variable in the Hilo and Kona districts; elsewhere, trades 10-20 mph.

Marine advisories

There are no marine warnings posted.

Coastal waters: East winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet, a few Windward showers tonight and tomorrow.

Channels between the islands: East winds 20 knots, seas 8 feet tonight and tomorrow.

Volcano

The eruption continues with two steam plumes visible during the day and lava sometimes visible at night at the end of Chain of Craters Road. The lookout is about 4 miles from where the lava enters the ocean.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 91 °F
Record high 1995 -- 92 °F
Average Sept. high -- 89°F
Today's low -- 75°F
Record low1985 -- 68°F
Average Sept. low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 82 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.08 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.17 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.52 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.33 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:39 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:18 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 2:35 p.m. today
Moonset -- 2:02 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Full Sept. 16, last qtr. Sept. 23, new Oct. 1.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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