Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, January 27, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, partly cloudy with chance showers. Lows to mid 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Highs to lower 80s. Winds, becoming northeast 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday through Saturdays, mostly sunny days and fair nights. Lows 60-65. Highs 80-85.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, partly cloudy with chance of a showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, becoming northeast 5-15 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, partly cloudy with a few showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after a few morning showers.

Leeward: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, sunny but with some afternoon upslope clouds.

Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

A high-surf advisory in effect for north and west shores of all islands.

Caution is advised for Waianae Harbor due to surf breaking across the entrance.

Coastal waters: Tonight, north winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Tomorrow, northeast winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft.

Channels: Tonight, winds north 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft. Tomorrow, northeast winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Volcano

Lava movement in tubes carrying lava from Puu Oo crater to the sea was sluggish following a rock fall into the crater yesterday.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 82°F
Record high 1959 -- 86°F
Average January high -- 80°F
Today's low -- 61°F
Record low 1969 -- 54°F
Average January low -- 66°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 90 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.77 in.
Normal so far this month -- 3.15 in.
Actual so far this year -- 0.77 in.
Normal so far this year -- 3.15 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.
Makaha -- 2-3ft. -- 4-6ft.
Sunset Beach -- 4-6ft. -- 10-15 ft.
Makapuu -- 1 ft. -- 1 ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:19 p.m. today
Sunrise -- 7:10 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 6:12 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 7:31 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New today, first qtr. Feb. 3, full Feb. 11.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium






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