The latest update to this website was at 850pm Monday (HST)

 

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

2.13  Kilohana, Kauai
0.84  Poamoho, Oahu
0.14  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.09  Lanai City, Lanai
0.65  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.05  Kehena, Big Island

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

31  Lihue, Kauai – NW
45  Schofield Brks, Oahu – SW
37  Makapulapai, Molokai – SW
30  Lanai 1,  Lanai – SW
44  Kealaloloa Rg, Maui – SW
31  South Point, 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 cold front moving over Oahu…heading towards Maui County

 

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Clouds associated the robust cold front

 

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Localized showers…some are heavy 

 

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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%.

243pm, there’s a dark band of low clouds heading my way, and radar confirms that they are rather wet. It’s off and on very gusty here in upper Kula.

338pm, it’s still very windy and it’s lightly raining now here in upper Kula. 357pm, 64.4 degrees here at my place

757pm, it’s still windy, although not as gusty as it was earlier today. I can see stars here in Maui County, and satellite imagery shows the leading edge of the cold front having reached Oahu.

 

*** 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 Monday, February 2, 2026 – 84 at Palm Springs, CA
>>> Lowest Temperature Monday, February 2, 2026 – minus 23 near Old Forge, NY

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A cold front currently moving across Oahu this evening will progress down the island chain tonight, finally stalling and diminishing near the Big Island by Tuesday afternoon. The gusty southwesterly kona winds will be tapering off tonight as the front pushes through. Cool and dry conditions will follow behind the frontal passage. A stronger weather system may produce more significant weather impacts across the state from late Friday into the weekend, with the potential for periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Short Term Update: Forecast continues to remain on track with the front currently moving through Oahu this evening. A brief period of moderate to locally heavy rain with gusty winds has been observed with this front. The front should be moving into Maui County tonight. As far as winds, the strong gusty winds that we observed earlier in the day, will generally be decreasing behind the front. Maui County will continue to be windy through this evening, with winds decreasing behind the frontal passage tonight. Tuesday should be a dry and cool day across most of the state. The one exception is over the Big Island, where some showers will be possible. But overall rainfall amounts will be light on the Big Island Tuesday.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: Satellite imagery shows bands of cumulus clouds with embedded showers streaming northeastward across the state from the southwest, out ahead of a cold front currently moving across Oahu. Strong to locally gusty southwest kona winds have firmly increased to Wind Advisory levels across all Hawaiian Islands, with sustained speeds generally in the 20 to 30 mph range, and gusts frequently reaching 40 to 50+ mph. The strongest winds continue to favor higher terrain and areas north and east of island terrain features.

A Wind Advisory remains in effect through tonight to address these conditions, though winds are expected to ease below advisory levels as the front passes and winds shift out of the northwest. Even stronger winds are expected across the highest summits on the Big Island, where speeds will increase to warning levels. A High Wind Warning remains in effect for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa through Wednesday.

The cold front is currently crossing Oahu this evening, Maui County late tonight, and the Big Island Tuesday afternoon, though with noticeably weaker shower activity by the time it reaches the eastern end of the state. The most significant rainfall is expected to occur during a four to six hour window, as the main frontal band moves through each island. Cooler and drier northwesterly winds will follow the front, allowing overnight and early morning temperatures to dip into the 60’s near sea level, as clearer skies and drier air promote more efficient cooling.

Lighter winds are expected to return from Tuesday night through Thursday, as a weak high pressure system settles just north of the islands and drifts eastward. By Thursday night into Friday, winds will shift back out of the southwest ahead of the next cold front approaching from the northwest. Current guidance suggests this front may stall near Kauai and Oahu from Saturday night into Sunday, as the associated cold pool aloft evolves into a cutoff low near the islands.

Forecast uncertainty remains high regarding the impacts of this cutoff low heading into the weekend. Recent model trends show the front slowing sooner and stalling farther north than earlier forecasts suggested, with the upper low also trending westward over time. If this system sets up close enough to the islands, it could produce periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms, with an increased risk for flooding from Saturday through Monday. At this time, the highest potential for significant impacts appears to be across the western islands, including Niihau, Kauai, and Oahu. However, impacts will depend heavily on the eventual placement and evolution of the upper low. This system will continue to be closely monitored as forecast confidence improves over the coming days.

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 183 NM south-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.

Reducing greenhouse gases is key to minimizing the worst effects of climate change. These results represent a significant step towards Canada’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2050 and meeting its commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement.

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