The latest update to this website was at 931am Sunday (HST)

 

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

2.17  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.44  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.20  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
1.25  West Wailuaiki, Maui 
1.33  Kawainui Stream, Big Island

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

24  Lihue, Kauai – NE
36  Palehua, Oahu – NE
37  Makapulapai, Molokai – ESE
28  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
39  Na Kula, Maui – ESE
53  Puuloa, Big Island – NE

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 trough to the south…with a cold front northwest 

 

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Variable clouds over the state

 

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  Showers locally 

 

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

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

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

It’s mostly cloudy early this morning here at my place, with calm winds, and a low temperature of 51 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity is 74%.

 

Weather Wit of the day:  Snow Removal Budget – Slush Fund

 

>>> Highest Temperature Saturday, February 14, 2026 – 94 near La Puerta, TX
>>> Lowest Temperature Sunday, February 15, 2026 – minus 8 at Mount Washington, NH

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 930am Sunday: Breezy to locally strong trade winds are expected this week, with the strongest winds expected today. Advisory level winds are expected today, with the winds strongest in higher terrain areas, passes, and areas immediately south through west of mountains across all islands.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 324am Sunday: Satellite imagery showed mostly cloudy skies across the state this morning, with radar showing isolated showers mainly windward and mountains. Winds remained higher than normal, and a wind advisory is still in effect for the typical (mostly windward) windy areas. A small craft advisory is also in effect.

We find ourselves under an upper level ridge axis, which is sandwiched between two deep troughs, one to our northwest and one to our northeast. A very strong 1045 millibar surface high is centered well north of the state. A strong pressure gradient continues to create winds of above-normal speed, with sustained winds generally 5-15 mph and gusts running 15-30 mph. The surface high will weaken as it drifts slowly south-southeast today through Monday night. After that, it will become pretty much stationary through Thursday.

Aloft, the upper level ridge will be gradually pushed east by the trough to our northwest. As this trough moves closer Tuesday into Wednesday, a surface low will form several hundred miles to our northwest (Wednesday night into Thursday). This low will be too far away to bring much weather to the state, with minimal increases in moisture all the way through Friday. The main impact it will have is to change our winds from easterly trades to southeast winds. This alters the areas getting the “windward” showers slightly to the south of what we typically see. Apart from advisory level winds, it should be a rather benign week of weather.

Looking out to next weekend, there are indications that we could enter a period of light southwest flow aloft and very light winds at the surface. There are also signs that enhanced moisture could work its way into the area. This could lead to a sea- and land- breeze pattern, resulting in above-average precipitation in leeward areas. We will have to wait a few days to see if models continue to show this, as they have not converged on this solution yet.

 

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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Wind Advisory until 6am Monday for Big Island Interior-Big
Island North-Big Island South-Big Island Southeast-East Honolulu-
Honolulu Metro-Kahoolawe-Kauai Mountains-Kauai North-Kauai South-
Kauai Southwest-Kipahulu-Kohala-Koolau Leeward-Lanai Leeward-
Lanai Mauka-Lanai Windward-Maui Central Valley North-Maui
Central Valley South-Maui Leeward West-Maui Windward West-
Molokai Leeward South-Molokai North-Molokai Southeast-Molokai
West-Molokai Windward-South Haleakala-Waianae Coast-Waianae
Mountains-Windward Haleakala.
High Surf Advisory until 6am Tuesday for Big Island East-
Big Island North-Big Island Southeast-East Honolulu-Kauai East-
Kauai South-Kipahulu-Koolau Windward-Maui Windward West-Molokai
Southeast-Molokai Windward-Olomana-Windward Haleakala.

Small Craft Advisory until 6am Monday for Big Island
Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters-Big Island Windward
Waters-Kaiwi Channel-Kauai Channel-Kauai Leeward Waters-Kauai
Northwest Waters-Kauai Windward Waters-Maalaea Bay-Maui County
Leeward Waters-Maui County Windward Waters-Oahu Leeward Waters-
Oahu Windward Waters.

Gale Warning until 6am Monday for Alenuihaha Channel-Pailolo Channel.

Hawaii’s Marine Environment…as of 324am Sunday: A strong high far north of the state will continue to produce windy and rough seas across all offshore and coastal waters through at least the middle of the new week. Strong trade winds will strengthen with widespread strong to near gale force winds expected to blow across the Hawaii region. The windier channels around Maui County should see winds increasing to gale force wind speeds. Winds may ease slightly by Monday, but overall strong to near gales will continue across the state into Wednesday.

Surf along east facing shores continue to exceed advisory thresholds and will continue to build as the trade winds strengthen. A High Surf Advisory remains in effect for east facing shorelines of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and the Big Island through Monday night. This HSA will likely be extended in time lasting into at least Wednesday, due to the strong trade winds forecast to continue to blow across our islands.

The current small, medium period northwest to north-northwest swell will steadily decline. Minimal energy is expected from the northwest through Wednesday, although select exposures will see some easterly wind driven swell. A small northwest bump may develop towards the second half of the week. Surf along south shores will remain small, but a slight increase will occur for areas exposed to the trade wind swell.

 

Maui Trade Winds | Fair Winds | Written by Shannon Wianecki



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 21S (Gezani)…is located approximately 252 NM south of Europa Island

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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:  Scientists See Growing Risk of ‘Hothouse Earth’ as Warming Gains Pace

Warming is accelerating, threatening a cascade of tipping points that destabilize the climate. In a new paper, scientists say the risk of “hothouse Earth” is greater than once believed.

“After a million years of oscillating between ice ages separated by warmer periods, the Earth’s climate stabilized more than 11,000 years ago, enabling agriculture and complex societies,” said William Ripple of Oregon State University, lead author of the paper. “We’re now moving away from that stability and could be entering a period of unprecedented climate change.”

A decade ago, countries set forth in the Paris Agreement a target of capping warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. Earth is now likely breaching that threshold. The world has not officially surpassed the Paris target, which will be judged according to the average temperature over 20 years, but the average temperature over the last three years exceeded 1.5 degrees.

Read More: Yale Environment 360