Oahu
Today's forecast
Tonight, mostly fair. Lows in lower 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning showers. Highs 80-85. Winds, northerly increasing to 10-25 mph.
Extended forecast
Friday through Sunday, sunny days and clear nights. Lows 65-70. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds, trades 15-25 mph.
Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai
Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, northerly increasing to 10-25 mph.
Big Island
Windward: Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, partly sunny.Leeward: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, mostly sunny.
Winds, northerly increasing to 10-25 mph, except locally light and variable Hilo and Kona districts. Mauna kea and Mauna Loa summit winds westerly 50-70 mph.
Marine advisories
Coastal waters: Tonight, northerly winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Mostly fair. Tomorrow, north winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 ft. Mostly fair.Channels: Tonight, north winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft. Tomorrow, north winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft.
Volcano
A 50-yard-wide pit has appeared on the southwest side of Puu Oo cinder cone, possibly signaling future collapses of the cone. Lava flows continue from the cone to the sea.
Temperatures
At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 82°F
Record high 1995 -- 89°F
Average December high -- 81°F
Today's low -- 64°F
Record low 1972 -- 57°F
Average December low -- 67°FRelative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 93 percent
Rainfall
At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.15 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.17 in.
Actual so far this year -- 19.77 in.
Normal so far this year -- 19.39 in.
Surf forecast
-- Today -- Tomw -- lf
Ala Moana -- 1 ft. -- 1 ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 3-5ft. -- 3-5ft.
Makapuu -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.
Sun and moon
Sunset -- 5:51 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:59 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 3:29 p.m. today
Moonset -- 4:33 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Full Dec. 13, Last qtr. Dec. 21, new Dec. 29.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)
