Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, May 29, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, mostly fair. Lows 65-70. Tomorrow, partly cloudy. Leeward sunnier by noon. Highs to mid 80s. Winds, becoming trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday through Monday, mostly sunny days and fair nights. Lows near 70. Highs 80-85.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, partly cloudy with brief showers. Leeward sunnier by noon. Winds, northerly 5-15 mph, becoming trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Tonight and tomorrow, partly sunny after some night and morning clouds and showers. Winds, variable 5-15 mph, becoming mostly trades 10-20 mph.

Kohala and Kona: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, sunny in the morning. Some upslope clouds in the afternoon with a few showers. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight, mostly northeast winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Tomorrow, easterly winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Channels: Tonight, northeast winds 15 kt, seas 4 ft. Tomorrow, easterly winds 20 knots, seas 8 ft.

Volcano

Lava is active inside Puu Oo cinder cone, but there are no surface flows or eruptions.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 86°F
Record high 1996 -- 89°F
Average May high -- 85°F
Yesterday's low -- 66°F
Record low 1964 -- 65°F
Average May low -- 70°F

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 8:30 p.m. 5/28 -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.63 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.04 in.
Actual so far this year -- 14.40 in.
Normal so far this year -- 10.54 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makapuu -- 1 ft. -- 1 ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:08 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:50 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 1:42 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 2:03 p.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New June 4, first qtr. June 12, full June 20.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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