Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, October 20, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair except for brief windward showers. Low lower 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High upper 80s. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday through Friday, sunny and fair. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90. Winds, southeast 5-15 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair except for brief windward showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Brief windward showers in the morning. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Tonight, fair except for brief showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers.

Leeward Kohala and Kona: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, mostly sunny in the morning with brief upslope showers in the afternoon.

Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Marine advisories

There is a surface ridge 550 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu nearly stationary.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 ft.

Volcano

The eruption of Kilauea Volcano continues from Puu Oo vent to the sea inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 86°F
Record high 1996 -- 91°F
Average October high -- 87°F
Today's low -- 70°F
Record low 1981 -- 64°F
Average October low -- 72°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 -- 2.48 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.33 in.
Actual so far this year -- 18.59 in.
Normal so far this year -- 14.27 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:04 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:30 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 10:30 p.m. today
Moonset -- 11:56 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Last qtr. Oct. 22, new Oct. 31, Nov. 7, first qtr.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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