Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, July 1, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy, continued windy, and periods of showers. Lows in mid 70s. Highs to upper 80s. Winds, trades 15-30 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday through Saturday, mostly sunny days and fair nights. Lows 70-75. Highs to upper 80s.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy, continued windy and periods of showers. Winds, trades 15-30 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy with periods of showers.

Leeward: Tonight, showers ending with partial clearing. Tomorrow, partly sunny morning but clouding up with some afternoon and evening showers.

Winds, mostly trades 15-30 mph except variable 5-15 mph in Kona and Hilo areas.

Marine advisories

Small-craft advisories in effect for all waters due to strong trades.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 25 knots, seas 12 feet. Brief showers.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 30 knots, seas 18 feet.

Volcano

A low-level eruption continues at remote Puu Oo Cinder cone with short lava flows extending from the area.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 87°F
Record high 1995 -- 90°F
Average July high -- 88°F
Today's low -- 75°F
Record low 1984 -- 69°F
Average July low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 69 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 0.00 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.01 in.
Actual so far this year -- 14.80 in.
Normal so far this year -- 11.14 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 2-3ft. -- 2-3ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 0 ft. -- 0 ft.
Makapuu -- 2-4ft. -- 2-4ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:18 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:54 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 4:47 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 4:17 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New July 4, first qtr. July 12, full June 19. (Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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