The latest update to this website was at 333pm Sunday (HST)

 

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

0.20  Port Allen, Kauai
0.10  Waianae, Oahu
0.17  Honolimaloo, Molokai
0.00  Lanai City, Lanai
0.20  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.45  Laupahoehoe, Big Island

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

20  Barking Sands, Kauai – SE 
15  Farrington3, Oahu – NW
13  Makaena, Molokai – SSW
12  Lanai 1,  Lanai – SW
17  Na Kula, Maui – SSE
20  Kaupulehu, Big Island – NW

 

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 cold front is approaching the state from the northwest

 

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Increasing clouds…from north to south

 

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Showers locally 

 

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

It’s mostly clear early this morning, with a low temperature of 52.5 degrees at my place…with the RH 73%

340pm, partly sunny with voggy conditions here on Maui.

 

Weather Wit of the day: Winter Storm – The abominable snow mess

 

>>> Highest Temperature Sunday, January 25, 2026 – 89 near Brighton, FL
>>> Lowest Temperature Sunday, January 25, 2026 – minus 39 near Forest Center, MN 

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview: A weak surface ridge will maintain light winds and rather dry conditions over much of the state tonight, as an advancing front produces increased clouds and showers on Kauai. The front will bring a period of trade winds and showers to mainly windward Kauai and Oahu on Monday, and may reach as far as Maui.

The front will dissipate and lift northward Monday night as winds shift out of the southeast. A surface ridge will settle over the islands Tuesday and produce a somewhat dry land and sea breeze pattern through Thursday. Another weak cold front may affect portions of the state Thursday night into next Saturday.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: A surface ridge stretching across the island chain is producing rather dry conditions over all islands except Kauai. On the Garden Isle, convergent southerly winds ahead of an approaching front has been generating scattered showers through much of the day, but rainfall totals have been unimpressive at one tenth of an inch or less. Elsewhere, daytime sea breezes have produced some interior clouds, but little if any rainfall has been measured.

Expect continued dry conditions and light winds for most islands tonight, as a front brings an increase in showers and a short-lived burst of fresh northeasterly winds to Kauai. The somewhat shallow front will spread to Oahu near daybreak, and may bring a brief return of trade winds and increased showers to windward portions of Maui County before stalling on Monday. Showers will diminish Monday night as the front dissipates and slowly lifts northward on developing southeasterly winds. Due to the recent eruption at Kilauea, volcanic emissions (vog) will likely be noticeable from the Big Island to at least Oahu during this time.

Another period of somewhat dry conditions with light winds is in store Tuesday through Thursday, as a surface ridge redevelops over the islands. Winds will initially start as southerlies and will become variable by late Wednesday. Regardless, overnight land breezes and daytime sea breezes will likely overpower the background flow, leading to mostly dry conditions at night and afternoon clouds with a few showers each day.

Another weak front may move down parts of the island chain Thursday night into next Saturday. Significant timing differences persist between the operational GFS and ECMWF model runs, but at this time, neither model is suggesting a threat for heavy rainfall.

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: Light winds will prevail across the island chain ahead of a front that is approaching from the northwest. Within this light wind regime, nearshore sea breezes will commence during the day, with land breezes resuming at night. Trades briefly return on Monday followed by another around of light and variable winds throughout much of the rest of the week.

Buoy observations from Hanalei and Waimea show that a new small, long period northwest swell arrived and peake. This swell, which resulted in a bump in surf along north and west facing shores, will gradually decline. The next, slightly larger, medium period northwest swell will begin arriving into the islands on Monday, continuing to build Monday night. This will be quickly followed by a moderate, long period north northwest swell Tuesday that will peak Tuesday night, then decline through Wednesday. The most impactful swell for surf along north and west facing shores over the next few days will be late in the week when a large, medium period northwest swell arrives in the islands. This late week swell is forecast to peak near the High Surf Warning thresholds for north and west facing shores.

Surf along East shores will remain small over the next few days due to a lack of trades. Surf along south facing shores will see a small boost from a tiny, long period energy poised to arrive tonight and continuing through at least the first half of the 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:  There are no active tropical cyclones 

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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Thousands of U.S. deaths per year linked to particulate matter from wood smoke.

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter’s night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But Northwestern University scientists have found residential wood burning is a major — yet often overlooked — contributor to winter air pollution across the United States.

Although only 2% of U.S. homes rely on wood as their primary heating source, residential wood burning accounts for more than one-fifth of Americans’ wintertime exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the new study found.

These tiny airborne particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, where they are linked to increased risks of heart disease, lung disease and even premature death. Among their findings, which were published in the journal Science Advances, the scientists calculated that pollution from residential wood burning is associated with about 8,600 premature deaths per year.

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