Weather: Partly cloudy with chance of heavy showers
Advertiser Staff
Gentle trade winds will continue again today and will carry some showers over windward areas, the National Weather Service said.
Daytime heating will result in clouds and showers over leeward areas as well, forecasters said.
The winds will slacken during the weekend, becoming light and variable. Showers will be concentrated over interior areas Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
Local downpours are a possibility and vog may become more widespread.
A high pressure area is expected to build north of the islands early next week, bringing a gradual return of trade wind weather.
Here's a closer look at how the weekend is shaping up:
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southeast wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Scattered showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind at 5 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.