The latest update to this website was at 825pm Tuesday (HST)

 

Here are the highest temperatures Tuesday afternoon…and the lowest Tuesday morning:

81 / 69  Lihue AP, Kauai
m / m  Honolulu AP, Oahu
82 / 70  Molokai AP, Molokai
83 / 66  Kahului AP, Maui
82 / 71  Kona AP, Big Island
79 / 66  Hilo AP, Big Island

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Tuesday evening:

0.17  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.07  Pupukea Road, Oahu

0.21  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai City, Lanai
0.67  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.64  Kealakekua, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Tuesday evening:

12  Nawiliwili, Kauai
28  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
23  Makapulapai, Molokai
24  Lanai 1, Lanai
20  Kahului AP, Maui
23  South Point, Big Island

Hawaii’s MountainsHere’s a link to the live webcams on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii, and atop the Haleakala Crater (~10,023 feet) on Maui. These webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands, and at night whenever there’s a big moon shining down. Also, at night you will be able to see the stars, and the sunrise and sunset too…depending upon weather conditions.

 

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Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

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 A cold front northwest


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Variable clouds across the state

 

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Low clouds arriving on the trade winds

 

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Localized showers

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

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 Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and the Big Island (Satellite)

 

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Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

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Big Island (Radar)

 

Model showing precipitation through 8-days (you can slow this animation down)

 

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Please open this link to see details on any current Watches, Warnings and Advisories noted above

 

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~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Tuesday comments:  I’m home here in upper Kula, Maui, Hawaii. I hope you have a good Tuesday wherever you happen to be spending it.

It’s mostly clear over Kula, with a low temperature of 52.5 degrees according to my outside temperature sensor.

216pm, sunny to partly sunny, quite a nice day in fact!

718pm, the clouds are trying to clear, and as such, the temperature has fallen from a high of 74.5 degrees…down to the current 61.7 degrees.

Weather Wit of the day:  Wind Vane – A windicator

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Gentle to locally breezy trades will gradually weaken by Wednesday. Trade showers are expected to diminish overall as well, though some showers could linger for windward Big Island into Wednesday night.

A relatively weak and disorganized cold front will push down the chain later Thursday into Friday. Unstable air associated with the front should help to enhance showers during this period, with a small chance for a couple rumbles of thunder in a couple spots as well.

More stable and dry air should gradually fill in behind the front on a rather cool northerly flow, which will eventually turn to trades over the holiday weekend.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Moderate trades will gradually weaken into the light to moderate range tonight through Wednesday, as the surface ridge weakens and shifts southward, due to a cold front passing by to the north. This will result in a mostly stable and dry trade wind pattern, with the best chances for showers in windward and mountain areas during the overnight and early morning hours.

Confidence in increasing with better model alignment, depicting the trades will be disrupted beginning Thursday, as a cold front approaches and moves into the area. Increasing moisture and instability associated with the front will elevate the potential for showers and thunderstorms. Although most of the deep moisture and dynamics associated with this system will remain north of the state, some locally heavy rainfall and stronger storms interacting with island terrain will be possible.

By the weekend, the upper-level trough is expected to move east of the state, with ridging building in its wake, leading to more dry and stable conditions. Remnant moisture from the dissipating front may sustain rain chances into Saturday, though rainfall amounts should be minimal, as the upper ridge becomes more established. Northeast trade winds could return by the end of the weekend as high pressure builds north of the area in the wake of the cold front.

Fire weather:  No critical fire conditions anticipated during the forecast period.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – along with a Closer View of the islands / Here’s the latest Weather Map / Vog map animation

Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  Trade winds look to remain moderate to fresh, before easing slightly Wednesday as the ridge to the north weakens and a front passes by to the north. A light wind regime is expected by Thursday through the end of the week, as a potential cold front moves down the island chain. Associated with the front, an upper level trough may increase the potential for thunderstorms and numerous showers in the offshore and coastal waters, as the front moves in from the northwest Thursday night and Friday.

The current moderate northwest swell will peak, before slowly declining through the week. The High Surf Advisory (HSA) is currently in effect for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai and north facing shores of Maui.

A large northwest swell is expected to build Friday into Saturday from a closer, stronger storm that tracks generally towards the islands over the next few days. A High Surf Warning (HSW) is likely as satellite altimeter passes over the storm is already showing 40 foot seas. Through the first half of next week, a northwest swell will likely fill in Monday keeping surf heights elevated over the forecast period.

Surf along south facing shores will remain very small through Wednesday. A moderate south swell is expected to start filling in Thursday, peak on Friday and slowly ease over the weekend. Buoy observations located in Aunu’u, American Samoa is running above guidance suggesting surf may peak just below High Surf Advisory levels.

Surf along east facing shores will hold relatively steady then continue to decline through the end of the week. A small north swell could potentially elevate exposed shorelines Wednesday and Thursday.

 

Wailea Golf Club - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2025)

 

 

World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s the link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Ocean: 

Tropical Cyclone 07S (Dikeledi) is located approximately 199 NM north of Europa Island

Arabian Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)

>>> Here’s a link to the Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Weather Wall website

 

Interesting:  Snow on the Turtle Mountains

The hummocky highlands that straddle the border between the U.S. state of North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba are called the Turtle Mountains. They are modest-sized for mountains, part of a plateau that rises just 600 to 800 feet above the surrounding plains.

However, the increased elevation results in an additional 10 inches of precipitation per year, enough to support hardwood forests rather than grasslands. (A process called the orographic effect enhances precipitation at higher elevations when topography forces passing air upward and causes water vapor to cool and condense into clouds.)

The forests stand out in this snowy view of the plateau, captured by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite on January 3, 2025. Forests cover about half of the plateau, appearing darker than the surrounding snow-covered wetlands, farmland, and grasslands. Trembling aspen, bur oak, balsam poplar, and green ash dominate, providing habitat for a variety of animals including fox, weasel, badger, deer, marten, and moose.

Read more at NASA Earth Observatory