The latest update to this website was at 558am Saturday (HST)

 

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

0.31  Common Ground, Kauai
1.20  Kaala, Oahu
1.28  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.12  Lanai City, Lanai
2.16  West Wailuaiki, Maui
1.70  Laupahoehoe, Big Island

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

08  Port Allen, Kauai – NNE
23  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu – ENE 
17  Anapuka, Molokai – NNW
25  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
20  Kealaloloa Rg, Maui – NNE
18  Waikoloa Rd, Big Island – ENE

 

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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 A weak cold front is dissipating over the state

 

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Variable clouds over each island

 

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Localized 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 Saturday comments:  I’m here at home in upper Kula, Maui

It mostly clear early this morning although with some clouds too, with a low temperature of 51 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity 84%.

The full moon is Sunday, and is called the Snow Moon is some places.

 

Weather Wit of the day: Dog Sled – Mush transit

 

Interesting weather blog:  Mauka Showers…Hawaii’s Wet Season – Slower Out of the Blocks

 

>>> Highest Temperature Friday, January 30, 2026 – 90 at Yorba Linda, CA
>>> Lowest Temperature Saturday, January 31, 2026 – minus 27 near Davis, WV

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  The first in a series of three cold fronts moving into the Hawaiian Islands over the next seven days has dissipated into a trough near Maui and the Big Island this morning. Another stronger cold front will approach Hawaii from the northwest late Sunday, bringing breezy southwesterly kona winds lasting into Monday. More significant showers will develop along this next frontal band as these clouds and showers march eastward down the island chain from Monday to Tuesday, before stalling and diminishing near the Big Island on Wednesday.

The third cold front appears to be the strongest of the three systems, and this next front will spread showers across the Hawaii region from next week Friday into the weekend. This strong cold front may bring periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms as it passes. Much cooler temperatures and drier conditions will blow into the region after frontal passage.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Satellite imagery this morning, shows lingering low clouds along windward mountain slopes, that are associated with the now dissipated cold front near Maui and the Big Island. These clouds are fairly thin with limited shower potential, and will likely diminish later this morning as a brief period of light easterly trade winds returns to the region lasting into Sunday.

A brief period of southwesterly kona winds strengthen over the islands from Sunday night into Monday, ahead of the next cold front approaching the state from the northwest. Some enhanced wind gusts are possible along north and east slopes of island mountain ranges during the overnight to morning hours. Another round of VOG (Volcanic smOG) hazy emissions from Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island that will briefly return to all smaller islands east of Kauai by Sunday. However, wind directions will quickly veer from the west to northwest as the front swiftly moves eastward down the island chain on Monday, driving away this VOG plume.

Expect around 0.50 inch of rainfall over the western islands of Niihau, Kauai and Oahu with this next system, with locally higher amounts possible. The frontal cloud band will begin to break apart over island mountains and slightly lower rainfall amounts are expected as front weakens and passes over Maui and the Big Island. Cool and dry northwesterly winds will blow in after the front passes each island, decreasing shower trends from west to east from Tuesday into Wednesday.

The third cold front in the series will be stronger still with the potential to bring periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms to all islands, as the system sweeps down the island chain from next week Friday into the weekend. Unfortunately it remains too early to include an island by island heavy rain or thunderstorm forecast as these smaller scale banding features will need to wait until the forecast time period grows shorter.

Much cooler and drier air will blow in following frontal passage over each island. Expect several days of colder winter weather due to drier air moving in behind the front. This drier air more efficiently radiates surface heat back into outer space, significantly lowering our overnight low temperatures. Winter weather highlights with strong winds may also develop over the Big Island summits by next Saturday morning. Snow levels will hover between the 11,000 to 12,000 foot level with this system, based on the latest model runs. At seven days out in the forecast time period, many of these weather impacts and timing details remain fuzzy, and the forecast will likely change as our weather model solutions continue to evolve over time. Stay tuned.

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

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  A weakening trough is located over the eastern coastal waters. Moderate to locally fresh northeasterly winds are prevailing over much of the area, while gentle and variable winds persist around the Big Island. Trades will continue to weaken as high pressure north of the state moves eastward. These lighter trade winds will give way to southeast winds tonight as a surface ridge is pushed over the island chain. South to southwest kona winds will develop on Sunday and will build to fresh to strong levels Sunday night and Monday as another, stronger front approaches. This front is expected to pass down the island chain Monday night and Tuesday, and a Small Craft Advisory may be needed for some waters as winds peak Monday into Tuesday.

Large to extra-large surf will continue along north and west facing shores, with another round of elevated surf due early next week. A complex storm low far northwest of Hawaii generated overlapping west-northwest to northwest (295 to 320 degrees) swells that are currently affecting the islands. NOAA offshore buoys northwest of Kauai are still running well above guidance with significant swell period energy ranging between 14 and 17 seconds. Based on these observations, and the fact that nearshore buoys at Hanalei, Waimea, and Pauwela are also already running a couple feet above guidance, surf heights for north and west facing shores were bumped up a bit from the previous forecast.

However, headlines remain unchanged. A High Surf Warning remains in effect for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai. Additionally, a High Surf Advisory remains in effect for north facing shores of Maui and west facing shores of the Big Island. A Small Craft Advisory is also in place for waters exposed to the elevated seas. As the swell declines, the warnings and advisories will likely be dropped by Sunday morning. Another round of potentially larger northwest swell is expected late Monday through early Thursday.

A Coastal Flood Statement remains in effect through Monday. During this time, higher than predicted tides will produce minor flooding along vulnerable low-lying coastal infrastructure as well, as some some beach erosion during peak high tides between midnight and sunrise. The elevated tides will also contribute to runup and beach erosion, and again late tonight into early Sunday morning, along north and west shores exposed to the large swell.

Surf along east- and south-facing shores will remain small through the upcoming week.

 

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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:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

South Indian Ocean:  

Tropical Cyclone 19S (Fytia)…is located approximately 122 NM north-northwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar

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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:  Concordia Study Finds Snow Droughts in Western and Southern Canada Could Affect Nearly All Canadians

Researchers at Concordia have developed a new method of measuring the amount of usable water stored in snowpacks. The comprehensive technique, known as snow water availability (SWA), uses satellite data and climate reanalysis techniques to calculate snow depth, snow density and snow cover across a wide swath of Canada and Alaska.

“SWA quantifies how much water is available where snowpack exists. Knowing where the snowpack is located is critically important because where its water ultimately ends up after melting depends on where the snowpack was initially located,” says the study’s corresponding author Ali Nazemi, an associate professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.

Data gathered using this methodology shows that usable snow water has declined sharply in areas of the Canadian Rockies, where major river headwaters originate. These areas make up only three per cent of the country, but when combined with smaller declines elsewhere, the changes affect a quarter of Canada’s land mass and 86 per cent of the population. Nazemi warns that the consequences touch agriculture, hydropower, shipping, recreation and Indigenous communities.

Read More at: Concordia University