Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, January 15, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair. Low in lower 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High in the lower 80s. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday and Sunday, a few showers. Monday, partly sunny. Tradewinds 10-20 mph. Lows 65-70. Highs near 80.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Big Island

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny morning, becoming mostly cloudy over the slopes in the afternoon. Winds, mostly variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

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

Caution advised for Waianae harbor due to northwest swell.

Coastal waters: Tonight, southeast winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft. Tomorrow, southeast winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft.

Channels: Tonight, southeast winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft. Tomorrow, south to southeast winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft.

Volcano

Periodic surface outbreaks of lava are taking place in the coastal area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and can be reached by a seven-mile round-trip hike.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 84°F
Record high 1996 - 86°F
Average January high - 80°F
Today's low - 63°F
Record low 1985 - 58°F
Average January low - 66°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 73 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - Zero
Actual so far this month - 0.47 in.
Normal so far this month - 1.83 in.
Actual so far this year - 0.47 in.
Normal so far this year - 1.83 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:11 p.m. today
Sunrise - 7:12 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 9:10 p.m. today
Moonset - 9:56 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Last qtr. Jan. 20, new Jan. 27, first qtr. Feb. 3.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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