Oahu
Today's forecast
Showery with chance of heavy showers tonight and tomorrow. Lows mid 60s. Highs upper 70s. Winds becoming southeast 15-35 mph.
Extended forecast
Thursday, scattered showers. Friday and Saturday, mostly sunny. Lows near 70. Highs lower 80s.
Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai
Tonight and tomorrow, continued showery with chance of some heavy showers. Winds northeast 15-35 mph becoming southeast 15-35 mph. Haleakala summit winds 60-80 mph.
Big Island
Tonight and tomorrow, mostly cloudy and continued showery with chance of heavy showers. Winds northeast 15-35 mph becoming southeast 15-35 mph. Summit winds northerly 60-80 mph but decreasing steadily and becoming southeast 50-70 mph tomorrow morning.
Marine advisories
Gale warning for all channels.Small-craft advisories for all waters due to strong and gusty northerly winds.
A high-surf advisory for all north, west and northeast shores of all islands.
Coastal waters: Tonight, tomorrow, southeast winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 ft.
Channels: Tonight, tomorrow, southeast winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 ft.
Volcano
Lava is visible deep inside Puu Oo vent, but none is yet flowing to the coast.
Temperatures
At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 76°F
Record high 1996 - 85°F
Average February high - 81°F
Today's low - 67°F
Record low 1991 - 58°F
Average February low - 65°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 87 percent
Rainfall
At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - Trace
Actual so far this month - 0.26 in.
Normal so far this month - 2.00 in.
Actual so far this year - 7.18 in.
Normal so far this year - 5.55 in.
Surf forecast
Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1-2ft. - 1-2ft.
Makaha - 4-8ft. - 4-8ft.
Sunset Beach - 4-6ft. - 4-6ft.
Makapuu - 2-4ft. - 2-4ft.
Sun and moon
Sunset - 6:34 p.m. tonight
Sunrise - 6:54 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 9:34 p.m. today
Moonset - 9:33 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Last qtr. March 1, new March 8, first qtr. March 15.(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium
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