Big Island Now: Nov 1 Weather Forecast Shows Scattered Showers
On November 1, 2026, across the Hawaii County weather zones, a mix of scattered showers and shifting trade winds takes hold as an upper-level disturbance and an approaching front alter regional conditions. Big Island Now reported that the incoming weather pattern brings varying rain chances, breezy northeasterly trades, and rising surf along exposed shores.
Hilo and Puna Face Evening Showers and Variable Winds
Hilo and Puna experience mostly cloudy skies with numerous showers concentrated in the evening hours, transitioning to scattered showers after midnight. Temperatures near the shore range from 68 to 74 degrees, while higher elevations at 4,000 feet drop to between 59 and 64 degrees. Light winds shift to the northwest at speeds up to 10 miles per hour after midnight. Rain chances remain high at 70 percent.
Sunday conditions across Hilo and Puna stay mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Shoreline highs reach 79 to 84 degrees, and mountain highs at 4,000 feet hit 64 to 69 degrees under north winds reaching 15 miles per hour. Sunday night brings a continued 50 percent chance of rain with lows dipping to 65 to 73 degrees near the coast.
Kona Sees Drier Starts and Mild Coastal Temperatures
Kona stays mostly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening, clearing to partly cloudy after midnight. Shoreline lows settle between 69 and 76 degrees, with higher elevations near 5,000 feet dropping to around 59 degrees under light winds. The rain probability sits at 20 percent.
Sunday shifts to mostly sunny skies with isolated morning showers, followed by partly sunny afternoons carrying scattered showers. Highs near the shore climb to 84 to 89 degrees. Northwest winds up to 10 miles per hour shift to the southwest during the afternoon.
Waimea and Kohala See Breezy Sunday Conditions
Waimea and Kohala encounter mostly cloudy conditions with scattered evening showers. Overnight lows range from 67 to 74 degrees near the shore and 62 to 69 degrees near 3,000 feet, driven by southeast winds up to 10 miles per hour and a 50 percent rain chance.
Sunday turns breezy with partly sunny skies and scattered showers. East winds increase up to 20 miles per hour. Shoreline highs hover around 82 degrees, while elevations near 3,000 feet see highs between 68 and 79 degrees.
South Big Island and Waikoloa Expect Partly Sunny Skies
The South Big Island starts the evening with scattered showers before turning partly cloudy past midnight. Lows reach roughly 76 near the shore and 60 near 5,000 feet. Sunday introduces partly sunny skies, with morning isolated showers giving way to afternoon scattered activity.
Waikoloa remains partly cloudy overnight with light winds becoming southeast up to 10 miles per hour. Sunday brings breezy conditions with mostly sunny morning skies and scattered afternoon showers, pushing coastal highs to 89 degrees and holding rain chances at 40 percent.
Heavy Rain Triggers Flood Concerns and Marine Advisories
An approaching disturbance aloft combined with ample moisture and a surface trough has triggered heavy rain across parts of the state, maintaining flood concerns from runoff. A large area of showers and strong activity moving through the Kauai Channel prompts close monitoring as it tracks eastward.
A High Surf Advisory takes effect for north- and west-facing shores due to an incoming northwest swell. A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for all coastal waters due to increasing winds and seas.