Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, October 21, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, mostly fair. Low in lower 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High in upper 80s. Winds, trades 10-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday, sunny and fair. Friday and Saturday, chance of heavy showers. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90. Winds, southeast 5-15 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 15-25 mph weakening to 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, fair except for brief showers. Low in upper 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers. High in the mid 80s. Winds, variable 5 to 15 mph.
Leeward: Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, sunny except for some afternoon clouds. Winds, variable 5 to 15 mph.

Marine advisories

High surf advisory all north shores.
Coastal waters: Small craft advisory for all Hawaiian waters. Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 ft.

Channels: Small craft advisory for all Hawaiian waters. Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, diminishing to 15-20 knots. Seas, 8-12 feet tonight, 4-8 ft. tomorrow.

Volcano

Puu Oo cinder cone is overflowing with lava on its eastern and western sides, increasing the glow from the area at night. The lava flow to the sea continues.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 87°F
Record high 1995 -- 90°F
Average October high -- 87°F
Today's low -- 75°F
Record low 1955 -- 64°F
Average October low -- 72°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 77 percent

Rainfall


At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 2.48 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.41 in.
Actual so far this year -- 18.59 in.
Normal so far this year -- 14.35 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 0-1ft. -- 1-3ft.
Makaha -- 2-3ft. -- 1-3ft.
Sunset Beach -- 5-7ft. -- 3-6ft.
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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