Oahu
Today's forecast
Tonight and tomorrow, continued windy with cloudy periods and passing showers. Low near 70. High 75-80. Winds, gusty trades 15-35 mph.
Extended forecast
Friday through Sunday, partly cloudy with brief showers mainly windward and mauka. Highs near 80. Lows 65 to 70.
Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai
Tonight and tomorrow, continued windy with cloudy periods and passing showers. Winds, gusty trades 15-35 mph.
Big Island
Windward: Tonight and tomorrow, continued windy and showery.Leeward: Tonight, mostly cloudy. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy with brief showers over the slopes.
Winds, strong trades 15-35 mph except variable 5-15 mph Kona.
Marine advisories
Gale warnings in effect for all channels and small-craft advisories in effect for remaining waters exposed to strong and gusty tradewinds.A high-surf advisory in effect for the north facing shores of all islands.
Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, northeast winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 ft. A few showers.
Channels: Tonight-tomorrow, northeast winds 30-35 knots, seas 18-22 ft.
Volcano
Lava is flowing into the ocean and is visible from an outlook three miles from the end of Chain of Craters Road.
Temperatures
At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 79'F
Record high 1995 -- 87'F
Average December high -- 81'F
Today's low -- 69'F
Record low 1980 -- 61'F
Average December low -- 67'F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 62 percent
Rainfall
At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.05 inch
Actual so far this month -- 0.13 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.33 in.
Actual so far this year -- 19.75 in.
Normal so far this year -- 18.55 in.
Surf forecast
-- Today -- Tomw -- lfAla Moana -- 1 ft. -- 1 ft.
Makaha -- 4 ft. -- 4 ft.
Sunset Beach -- 8-10 ft. -- 6-8ft.
Makapuu -- 2-4ft. -- 2-4ft.
Sun and moon
Sunset -- 5:49 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:55 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 9:36 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 10:55 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: First qtr. Dec. 6, full Dec. 13, last qtr. Dec. 21.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)
