Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, October 13, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Some showers tonight. Sunny tomorrow morning, a few afternoon showers. Highs 85-90, lows 70-75. Variable winds 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday-Friday: Mostly sunny, brief windward, mountain showers. Lows 70-75, highs 85-90. Trades.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Evening showers, then clearing. Sunny tomorrow morning; cloudy afternoon with a few showers.

Winds variable 5-15 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Decreasing cloudiness tonight. Sunny tomorrow morning, partly cloudy afternoon with upslope showers.

Leeward Kohala and Kona: Fair tonight. Sunny tomorrow morning, cloudy afternoon with upslope showers.

Winds variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

A trough near Oahu is nearly stationary.

There are no marine warnings posted.

Coastal waters: Variable winds 10 knots, seas 2 feet, a few evening showers Oahu westward, otherwise fair, tonight and tomorrow.

Channels between the islands: Variable winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 feet tonight and tomorrow.

Volcano

A low-level eruption of lava continues at remote Puu Oo cinder cone. Lava is flowing from there through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and into the ocean.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 88 °F
Record high 1994 -- 91 °F
Average Oct.high -- 87°F
Today's low -- 72°F
Record low1962 -- 65°F
Average Oct.low -- 72°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 93 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 2.46 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.79 in.
Actual so far this year -- 18.57 in.
Normal so far this year -- 13.73 in.

Surf forecast

Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.
Sunset Beach -- 3-5ft. -- 3-5ft.
Makapuu -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:10 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:27 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 4:38 p.m. today
Moonset -- 4:56 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Full Oct. 15, last qtr. Oct. 22, new Oct. 31.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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