Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, August 12, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight and tomorrow, continued warm and humid. Chance of showers. Lows in 70s. Highs lower 90s. Winds, light and variable.

Extended forecast

Thursday, warm and humid with afternoon showers. Friday and Saturday, mostly sunny. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight and tomorrow, continued warm and more humid. Chance of afternoon showers. Otherwise fair. Winds, light and variable.

Big Island

Tonight and tomorrow, warm and humid with a few showers upslope in the afternoon. Otherwise fair. Winds, light and variable.

Marine advisories

There is a surface ridge far northwest of Honolulu nearly stationary.

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, variable winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Fair.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft.

Volcano

Lava continues flowing into the ocean at the former site of Wahaula Heiau, while a second flow is active nearby but not extending to the sea.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 89°F
Record high 1989 -- 92°F
Average August high -- 89°F
Today's low new record -- 70°F
Previous record low 1955 -- 71°F
Average August low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 85 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- Trace
Normal so far this month -- 0.24 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.32 in.
Normal so far this year -- 11.96 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:04 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:09 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 2:00 p.m. today
Moonset -- 1:28 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Full Aug. 18, last qtr. Aug. 24, new Sept. 1
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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