The latest update to this website was at 550am Thursday (HST)

 

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

0.01  Kilohana, Kauai
0.00  Oahu
0.00  Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.01  Hanaula, Maui
0.01  Honokaa, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Thursday morning:

15  Makaha Ridge, Kauai – SSE
17  Schofield Barracks, Oahu – S
12  Puu Alii, Molokai – SW
13   Lanai 1,  Lanai – SE
12  Ukumehame Gulch, Maui – N
18  PTA West, Big Island – SE 

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’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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 The next robust cold front is approaching from the northwest

 

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Clear to partly cloudy skies…some cloudy areas 

 

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A few showers 

 

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

 

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Glenn’s Thursday comments:  I’m here at home in upper Kula, Maui

It mostly clear with a few clouds early this morning, with near calm winds, and a chilly low temperature of 47 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity 76%.

 

Weather Wit of the day: Igloo – Domicicle

 

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>>> Lowest Temperature Thursday, February 5, 2026 – minus 15 near Davis, WV

 

From NWS Honolulu Forecast Office:

Strong trade winds and heavy rain capable of producing flash flooding are likely increasingly Saturday through Monday.

  • Most locations will receive rain, possibly heavy at times, but showers will move quickly reducing the flash flooding threat. However, it appears that training heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms may impact Windward Haleakala on Maui and the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island. In this scenario, the threat for flash flooding would significantly increase.
  • Heavy rain is possible as early as Saturday but is most likely Sunday into Monday. Flash flooding appears to be most likely for Maui County and the Big Island, particularly windward.
  • Strong trade winds will develop along and behind the band of heaviest rainfall. Trades will strengthen Saturday through Sunday, potentially peaking around the High Wind Warning threshold (sustained 40+ mph and/or gusts to 58+ mph) by late Sunday through Monday. Wind of this magnitude is most likely for Kauai through Maui County, particularly over terrain, through valleys, and other local acceleration areas.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A broad area of high pressure just east of the Hawaiian Islands will help maintain light, predominately southerly winds through early Friday. The weather pattern will change dramatically Friday night and over the weekend, as a frontal boundary advances through the state, bringing wetter and windier conditions to the islands. Periods of heavy rainfall, isolated thunderstorms, and strong winds will then persist through early next week. A drier air mass will move over the state around the middle of next week, however, isolated showers associated with the trade wind flow will persist.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: Much of the state remains under the influence of a broad area of high pressure, maintaining stable weather and light southerly winds. These conditions are expected to persist through Friday morning. Despite the stable conditions, model guidance showcases a narrow band of moisture lifting northward into the state from the south, leading to isolated showers developing across Oahu later this morning. The highlight of this forecast however begins shortly thereafter, as the area of high pressure is projected to shift eastward, opening the door for the next cold front.

Model guidance continues to depict a steady moving frontal boundary advancing toward Niihau and Kauai by Friday afternoon, then proceeding through most of the islands throughout the weekend. This front will bring considerable amounts of moisture, with total moisture level normalized anomalies forecast to be two to three standard deviations above average. Heavy rainfall and even some isolated thunderstorms will be on the docket for this weekend, heavy enough that it may result in flooding potential for portions of the state.

As the aforementioned frontal boundary continues moving southward toward the middle of the state, it will begin to stall in the vicinity of Maui County. Additionally, moisture will pool from the south, enhancing rainfall potential and increasing chances for additional thunderstorms for the Hawaiian Islands, especially in windward areas. With the nearly stagnant pool of moisture and stalled frontal boundary, the probability of rainfall training over these locations increases, and may incite intermittent flooding.

The flooding potential transitions into more of a wind threat late this weekend into early next week, as an area of high pressure builds north of the islands while the front dissipates. Strong trades will develop as a result of the strengthening pressure gradient, with some stabilization expected across portions of the island chain. Unsettled weather will continue, however, across windward and mountain areas, namely for the eastern half of the state, where lingering moisture from the washed out front remains. A substantially drier air mass is forecast to move into the islands by mid-week, reducing shower coverage and focusing over primarily windward and mountain locales.

                                                                                                                                                 

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – Zoom Earth – along with a Closer View of the islands / Vog map animation / 8-Day Precipitation model

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  A front approaching from the northwest will keep light to moderate south to southwest kona winds across the western waters and light to moderate southeasterly flow across the eastern waters through early Friday. The front will move through Kauai Friday afternoon, then shift southeastward into the central islands Friday night before stalling in the vicinity of Maui County by Saturday. Moderate to fresh north shifting to northeast winds will build in behind the front, while lighter southeast flow prevails over the eastern end of the state. The front will gradually dissipate over the weekend as strong high pressure builds north of the state. This will allow trade winds to return and strengthen, reaching strong to near Gale force levels by late Sunday. The trades appear to strengthen further early next week, with near Gale to Gale force winds affecting much of the marine area.

The current northwest swell is on the downward trend, with buoy observations no longer supporting warning level surf. The downward trend will continue, although surf along north and west facing shores should hold at advisory levels through much of the day. Surf should then drop below advisory levels through early Friday, before the next large northwest swell building down the island chain brings advisory level surf back to Kauai and Oahu Friday afternoon. This swell is expected to peak at warning levels Friday night and Saturday, before lowering below headline thresholds by late Saturday night. A series of small to moderate north and northwest swells will then move through Sunday through the middle of next week, with surf expected to remain well below advisory levels along north and west facing shores.

Surf along east facing shores will remain very small through Friday night. Surf is expected to rapidly build and become progressively more rough this weekend, with heights likely reaching advisory levels Sunday night or Monday, and potentially exceeding warning levels Tuesday through late next week. Surf along south facing shores will remain small throughout the forecast period.

 

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World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of America:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Central Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

 

Northwest Pacific Ocean: 

Tropical Cyclone 02W (Penha)…is located approximately 364 NM west-northwest of Sonsorol

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Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

South Indian Ocean:  

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

 

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Species that are not native to an area can displace species that already live there. The Intergovernmental Panel on Nature (IPBES) considers this to be one of the greatest threats to species diversity on our planet.

Researchers have now catalogued which alien plants may pose a threat to plants in the Arctic. The results are concerning, particularly at a time when it has probably never been easier for alien species to spread.

Read More: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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