The latest update to this website was at 556am Monday (HST)

 

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

0.18  Mohihi Crossing, Kauai
0.77  Kaala, Oahu
0.04  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.09  Lanai City, Lanai
0.25  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.42  Pali 2, Big Island

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

28  Port Allen, Kauai – SW
42  Farrington3, Oahu – WNW
36  Makapulapai, Molokai – SW
27  Lanai 1,  Lanai – SW
39  Kealaloloa Rg, Maui – SW
23  Nahuku, Big Island – SW

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 cold front is approaching the state from the northwest

 

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Variable clouds 

 

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

It mostly clear early this morning with some clouds locally and with gusty kona winds, with a low temperature of 55 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity 72%.

*** Please be aware that as the winds remain gusty, there’s always that chance that I’ll lose my power. If so, I’ll be back online as soon as the power returns with the latest updates.

 

Weather Wit of the day: Desert – Long time no sea

 

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

 

>>> Highest Temperature Sunday, February 1, 2026 – 92 at Escondido, CA
>>> Lowest Temperature Monday, February 2, 2026 – minus 23 near Old Forge, NY

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A cold front will move eastward down the island chain from later this afternoon onward, finally stalling and diminishing near the Big Island by Tuesday afternoon. Southerly to southwesterly kona winds will strengthen into the breezy to strong range with higher gusts through tonight. Northwesterly winds with cool and dry conditions will follow behind the frontal passage. A stronger weather system may produce more significant weather impacts from late Friday onward with the potential for periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  This mornings infrared satellite imagery over the Central Pacific basin shows bands of clouds riding into each island in the southwesterly kona winds ahead of an approaching cold front roughly 200 miles northwest of Kauai at this hour. Strong and gusty south to southwest kona winds will increase to Wind Advisory levels across all Hawaiian Island today, with wind gusts up to 50 mph possible in wind favored locations. The strongest wind gusts will favor mountain ranges and areas north and east of island terrain features. Surface wind speeds continue to trend upward this morning, with the highest winds already reaching the 20 to 30 mph range in some areas with gusts near 40 MPH.

A Wind Advisory was issued this morning to cover these stronger wind threats. Even stronger winds will blow across the highest summits on the Big Island, strengthening to warning levels later this afternoon. A High Wind Warning was issued for the Big Island summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa lasting into Wednesday. Expect these stronger winds to decrease below advisory thresholds, as weaker northwesterly winds blow in after the front passes through each island.

The cold front continues to quickly approach the Hawaiian Islands from the northwest direction this morning, the front will swiftly move eastward down the island chain through Tuesday. The highest rainfall amounts will develop over a four to six hour time period along the main frontal cloud band as it passes through each island. Based on all available data, the front will move into Niihau and Kauai around noon, reaching Oahu by mid afternoon, then onward to Molokai and Lanai in the evening hours, into Maui around midnight, and finally the remnants of the frontal band with significantly less shower activity will reach the Big Island on Tuesday morning. Expect cooler and drier northwesterly winds to develop after frontal passage. This drier air will keep cooler overnight to early morning temperatures as the atmosphere will more efficiently radiate heat into outer space each night.

Lighter winds return to the region from Tuesday night into Thursday, as a weak high pressure system just north of the state drifts slowly eastward. Light to moderate southwest kona winds will develop from Thursday night into Friday ahead of the next even stronger cold front, approaching Hawaii from the northwest direction. This next front appears to stall near Kauai and Oahu from Saturday night to Sunday, as the cold pool aloft transforms into a cut off low near the islands.

There remains a tremendous amount of uncertainty on the impacts with this next cut off low setting up near the islands this weekend. On one hand, the front stalls earlier over the western islands and remains less progressive than what was forecast just 24 hours ago. This upper low has the potential to produce periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms with potential for flood threats to portions of the state from Saturday through Monday.

However, the recent 24 hour trends in the models are driving the track of this low farther east over time. Any significant impacts with this system are highly dependent upon where the low sets up relative to each island. As of this moment, we should be closely watching this system evolve, as the time period grows shorter for changes in track and intensity. For now, the latest forecast guidance suggests that the most intense part of this storm will remain just west of the state, limiting potential impacts. The best chances for heavy rain and thunderstorms remains over the western islands of Niihau, Kauai and Oahu this weekend. 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 strong front has entered the far northwest offshore waters and will move through the state. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) has been expanded to all waters due to increasing southwesterly wind speeds as the front approaches the state. The front will swiftly move through Kauai with moderate to strong northwesterly winds filling in behind. The front will weaken and winds will gradually ease to moderate to fresh speeds as the front progresses through the eastern half of the island chain overnight through Tuesday. Winds will shift out of the east on Wednesday, as a weak high quickly moves from west to east over the state. Light to gentle southerly winds will return Thursday as another front approaches the state from the northwest. Southerly winds will gradually strengthen to moderate to fresh speeds Friday ahead of the next front, with moderate to locally strong northerly winds filling in behind the front, as the front moves southeast over the state Friday into the weekend.

The current west-northwest swell will continue to decline with surf heights dropping below average. Forerunners of an extra large northwest swell (310 to 325 degrees) have reached the offshore buoy 51001 and should trickle in locally through the day. In addition there is another moderate, short to medium period northwest swell overlapping, that will provide a slight bump in surf along north and west facing shores. Surf heights will then rapidly build tonight and peak Tuesday well above High Surf Warning levels along most north and west facing shores, as the extra large northwest swell builds in. Overlapping pulses will keep surf elevated through Wednesday before subsiding below High Surf Advisory levels Thursday night into Friday. This swell will also push combined seas well above the SCA threshold in many areas. Another extra large swell is possible late Friday and Saturday.

Rough choppy surf along south facing shores will hold as southerly winds remain strong ahead of the front. Surf along east facing shores will remain tiny through much of the week, due to lack of strong trades near and upstream of the state. An increase surf is possible along east shores this weekend.

A Coastal Flood Statement remains in effect, as peak monthly tides coincide with higher than predicted ocean levels. Expect minor flooding of low-lying coastal infrastructure as well as some some beach erosion during the peak high tide through the morning hours.

 

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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 156 NM southwest of St. Denis

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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

 

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Researchers at the University of Waterloo factored in satellite data, fire probabilities, loss of vegetation, and climate variables to estimate how much carbon the forests would remove. They found that planting about 6.4 million hectares of trees in that region could remove roughly 3.9 gigatonnes of CO? by 2100. Scaling up to the most suitable areas increased the potential to around 19 gigatonnes.

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