Posted at 6:38 a.m., Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Afternoon rain likely again
By David Waite
Advertiser Staff Writer
Summer may be on its way, but the weather will likely be two or three degrees cooler than normal through out the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Light winds with land and sea breezes will continue through Friday as a high-pressure ridge moves close to the islands.
The skies will cloud up and some rain will likely fall mostly in the interior sections of most islands during the afternoon hours, with partial clearing expected over night.
The trade winds and the trade-wind weather pattern should reappear by the weekend as the high-pressure system moves off to the north
The day-by-day forecasts are as follows:
Today, mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the late morning and afternoon. Highs around 82. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight, partly cloudy until early morning then becoming mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 65 to 72. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tomorrow, mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Highs around 82. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tomorrow night, mostly clear. Lows 65 to 72. Light winds.
Friday, mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 82. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday night, partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 66 to 73. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday, partly cloudy with isolated showers. Highs around 82. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday night, mostly clear. Lows 66 to 73. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.