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Chilly conditions should gradually warm in Hawaii

SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
This webcamera image from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Submillimeter Array on Mauna Kea shows snow on Mauna Loa as well as Mauna Kea Wednesday morning as temperatures gradually warm.

The spell of chilly nights and record-breaking low temperatures in Hawaii appears to be over.

National Weather Service forecasters expect temperatures to gradually warm over the next several days to near-normal winter levels for the state.

Overnight lows Wednesday morning remained in the low 60s and didn’t drop into the 50s, slightly warmer than the record-setting cool weather Sunday and Monday.

A high surf advisory remained in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday for north shores of Oahu, Kauai county, Maui, Molokai and the Big Island. The swell is expected to peak Wednesday with heights of 16 to 22 feet.

A wind advisory for Big Island summits may be lifted by noon Wednesday. Winds of 25 to 45 mph with gusts of more than 55 mph are expected to drop below advisory levels.

The road to the summit remained closed Wednesday morning because of icy conditions.

Forecasters expect the rest of the state to be breezy Wednesday with northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph. Low temperatures should be between 62 and 67 degrees.

Winds will become light and shift to the southeast starting Thursday, which could allow vog from the Big Island to drift over Oahu, bringing hazy conditions through early next week.

Temperatures will gradually warm, reaching a high of about 80 degrees by Saturday.

A slight increase in humidity may bring some light showers to the islands. With the light winds, leeward and mauka slopes could see afternoon clouds and showers through early next week.

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