The latest update to this website was at 1006am Friday (HST)

 

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

0.01  Waiakoali, Kauai
0.42  Kunia Substation, Oahu
0.01  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.06  Lanai 1, Lanai
0.15  Hanaula, Maui
1.11  Papaikou Well, Big Island

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

12  Makaha Ridge, Kauai – SE
16  Kuaokala, Oahu – N
14  Makapulapai, Molokai – NW
08  Lanai 1,  Lanai – SW
14  Kealaloloa Rg, Maui – SW
18  Mamalahoa 3, Big Island – SE

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 approaching Kauai…thunderstorms far southwest

 

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Variably cloudy across the state 

 

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

It mostly clear to partly cloudy early this morning, with near calm winds, and a low temperature of 50.5 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity 74%.

816am, and it’s getting cloudy with dense fog rolling in, and there’s a light mist falling as well, at least here in my area of upper Kula…the temperature is 64.2 degrees with the relative humidity 84%

1016am, that light mist became a nice shower which lasted for about an hour, and it’s still drizzling now with pea soup fog, and a increasing southwest kona breeze.

 

Weather Wit of the day: A meteorologist found a blood vessel on his leg enlarged every time the air pressure dropped. He started predicting using his weather vein.

 

>>> Highest Temperature Thursday, February 5, 2026 – 88 at Yorba Linda, CA
>>> Lowest Temperature Friday, February 6, 2026 – minus 27 near Estcourt Station, ME

 

Monthly Precipitation Summary
State of Hawaii
Month: January 2026
Prepared: February 5, 2026

Headline: Eastern/southern Big Island finally gets some much-needed rain. Mainly windward and mauka rain elsewhere across the state.

January opened with moderate trades and enhanced windward showers from a dissipating front. The most notable rainfall occurred on the Big Island, where Hilo Airport set a new daily rainfall record on the 3rd with 3.24 inches.

A kona low developed north-northwest of Kauai on the 4th, shifting winds out of the south and pulling deep tropical moisture into the state. Showers and thunderstorms first focused over Kauai and Oahu, before shifting to the southeast slopes of the Big Island as winds shifted out of the southeast. Southeast Big Island between Hilo and South Point received the heaviest rainfall, with widespread totals (mainly on the 4th and 5th) of 4 to 10 inches and a broad area of 8 to just over 14 inches from Mountain View to Naalehu, including parts of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kauai and Oahu generally received 3-day totals of 1 to 3 inches, with isolated totals near 5 inches on central Kauai. Overall, flood impacts were minor, though flood waters did close a section of Mamalahoa Highway near Kawa Flats near the southern end of the Big Island.

Conditions became drier and more stable from the 8th through the 11th. Two fast-moving fronts crossed the state around mid-month, bringing modest rainfall on the 12th and a wetter event on the 14th and 15th with totals around 1 to 3 inches on Kauai, 1 to 1.5 inches on Oahu and Maui County, and up to 1 inch on the Big Island. Cooler and drier northerly winds filled in behind the front, with breezy trades developing and continued dry weather dominating through the 19th.

Another front moved down the island chain from the 20th to the 22nd and stalled near Maui County, with most rain falling on the 21st along north- and east-facing slopes (generally 1 to 1.5 inches, locally near 3 inches) of most islands. Several Flood Advisories were issued for the heavy rain. Two hikers were rescued by helicopter near mile marker 5 of the Hana Highway due to rising stream levels cutting them off from the rest of their group. Additional heavy showers fell over windward Maui on the 23rd before the front dissipated.

Light southeast to southerly winds and scattered showers followed on the 24th and 25th ahead of a weakening front, which briefly increased showers over Kauai and Oahu into the 26th. Dry conditions returned from the 27th to the 29th. A weak front rounded out the month, with light to moderate showers mainly along north and east facing slopes, with amounts around 0.5 to 1 inch.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A cold front will approach from the northwest today, move into Kauai late this afternoon, then through Oahu and into Maui County tonight. The front will bring an increase in clouds and showers as it moves through, eventually stalling out across the central islands this weekend. Plentiful moisture will pool along the stalled front, and this combined with a disturbance aloft moving overhead, will bring the potential for heavy rainfall, flash flooding and even a few thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

Breezy north to northeast winds will develop behind the front tonight and Saturday, with conditions then becoming very windy late Sunday through early next week, as a strong high pressure system passes by well north of the state. Conditions will gradually improve by the middle to latter part of next week, although somewhat showery and breezy trade wind weather should prevail.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Currently at the surface, a high is centered several hundred miles east-northeast of the state, with a ridge axis extending west-southwestward over the Big Island. Meanwhile, a cold front is located not far northwest of Kauai. Light to moderate south to southwest kona winds prevail over the smaller islands early this morning, while light to moderate southeasterly flow persists over the Big Island.

Infrared satellite imagery shows a band of scattered to broken low clouds over Oahu and Maui County. With mostly clear conditions across Kauai, and all but the southeast slopes of the Big Island. Radar imagery shows scattered showers affecting Maui County, a few showers over east and southeast facing slopes of the Big Island, with dry conditions elsewhere. Our main short term focus revolves around the big weather pattern change expected during the next few days.

The cold front northwest of the islands will track steadily southeastward today, eventually slowing and stalling out in the vicinity of Maui County late tonight and Saturday. An increase in clouds and showers is expected to accompany the front, along with breezy north to northeast winds developing in its wake. The front will gradually weaken and dissipate by late Sunday, while a strong high builds north of the state. Abundant moisture will pool along the stalled front while a strong disturbance aloft moves overhead, bringing the potential for heavy rainfall, flash flooding and even a few thunderstorms to our area.

The latest GFS/ECMWF model solutions, as well as their AI versions support the potential for flash flooding Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon, and as a result, a Flood Watch has been issued. Cold temperatures aloft associated with the upper disturbance moving through will support the potential for heavy snow on the Big Island summits, and as a result, a Winter Storm Watch has been issued Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon as well.

Well if that is not enough to be concerned about, very windy conditions are forecast to develop by late this weekend and continue through early next week, as a strong area of high pressure builds north of the islands. A Wind Advisory will likely be required for the entire state beginning late Sunday and continuing through at least Tuesday. Portions of the state could even see winds reach High Wind Warning levels, particularly over and downslope of terrain, through valleys, and other local acceleration areas.

Conditions will gradually improve for the middle and latter portion of next week, although a somewhat showery and breezy trade wind pattern will likely persist.

                                                                                                                                                 

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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Hawaii’s Marine Environment: A front just northwest of Kauai will move down the island chain late today and tonight. Gentle to moderate southerly winds ahead of the front will be replaced by moderate to locally strong northerly winds as the front moves over Kauai and Oahu waters this afternoon and evening, before stalling over the eastern half of the state overnight tonight into Saturday. The front will gradually dissipate near Maui County over the weekend, leading to heavy showers and thunderstorms statewide.

A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) has been issued for waters around Kauai and Oahu and will likely need to be expanded to windward Maui waters this afternoon, as a large northwest swell produces seas above the 10 foot SCA threshold. Surface high pressure will expand significantly later Saturday afternoon through Sunday as surface troughing develops southwest of the islands. As a result, trade winds will strengthen to near gale to gale force over many areas, with SCA conditions developing over all waters for winds and seas late Sunday and hold through Monday. A slow decrease in trade winds is expected Tuesday and Wednesday, but large seas will persist.

Surf along exposed north and west shores will be just below High Surf Advisory (HSA) thresholds as a pulse from the current moderate, medium period northwest swell quickly moves through. A new large, long period northwest swell (300-315 degrees) is expected to overlap the current swell and fill in locally. A HSA for north and west shores of Kauai and Oahu has been issued starting at noon today as surf is expected to rise above HSA thresholds with this rising swell.

Surf is then expected to exceed High Surf Warning levels overnight tonight as this swell peaks, and the HSA will likely be upgraded and expanded to include north and west facing shores of Molokai and north facing shores of Maui. The swell will decline sharply Saturday afternoon into the evening, with surf expected to fall below advisory levels by Sunday morning. Small to moderate north-northwest swells will prevail through the remainder of the week.

Surf along east facing shores will remain very small through tonight. Surf is expected to rapidly build and become rough this weekend, likely exceeding the advisory level Sunday night or Monday, and potentially reaching warning level Tuesday or Wednesday. Surf along south facing shores will remain small with a slight bump early next week.

 

How to Plan a Perfect Long Weekend in Kauai



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: 

Tropical Cyclone 02W (Penha)…is located approximately 290 NM south-southeast of Manila, Philippines – Final Warning

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Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

South Indian Ocean:  

Tropical Cyclone 20S…is located approximately 128 NM north-northeast of Hedland, Australia

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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:  New Report Confirms 2025 Among Hawaii’s Driest, Warmest on Record

In 2025, Hawaii experienced its second–driest year in more than a century, alongside persistently above average temperatures throughout the year—a stark reality detailed in the inaugural Hawaii Annual Climate Report 2025. Published by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, this first-of-its-kind report uses plain language, along with easy-to-interpret maps and figures, to summarize statewide rainfall, temperature, and drought conditions over the past year.

The report is designed to connect communities, resource managers, and policymakers with the climate data behind what many experienced firsthand, providing essential information to support climate preparedness and long-term planning across the islands.

This report reflects decades of effort to monitor Hawaii’s climate and conduct high-level scientific research, paired with more than eight years of collaboration by a team of climate and data scientists to develop an expanding suite of high-quality climate maps and decision support tools. These maps are hosted on the Hawaii Climate Data Portal (HCDP) and, for the first time, make it possible to summarize climate conditions consistently across the entire state.

“Throughout 2025, we heard people across the state talking about just how hot and dry the year felt,” said Ryan Longman, director of the Hawaii Climate Data Portal. “Now we have the data to show what people were experiencing on the ground. We hope this type of reporting helps connect residents to their own lived experiences with Hawaii’s climate and gives communities the information they need to plan for what’s ahead.”

Read More: University of Hawaii