The latest update to this website was at 505pm Friday (HST)

 

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

0.23  Wailua, Kauai
0.05  Luluku, Oahu
0.00  Molokai
0.00  Lanai City, Lanai
0.00  Maui
0.13  Papaikou Well, Big Island

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

21  Barking Sands, Kauai – SSE
16  Kii, Oahu – ESE
12  Kalae Hwy, Molokai – N
20  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NW
22  Honolua, Maui – ENE
27  Hilo AP, Big Island – ESE

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/trough west

 

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Variable low clouds…high clouds overhead locally

 

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  Showers locally…mostly around Kauai

 

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Please open this link to see details on the 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’s mostly clear early this morning here at my location, with a chilly low temperature of 47 degrees, and the relative humidity is 68%.

1018am, considerable high cirrus cloudiness is stretching over Maui County this morning.

1218pm, partly sunny here in Maui County, yet another nice day in paradise!

454pm, it’s partly cloudy with some cloudy areas, mostly around the mountain. It’s turned quite hazy here in Maui County.

 

Weather Wit of the day:  Highway Sanding Crew – The just ice department

 

>>> Interesting weather blog: Mauka Showers…Slammed Again! Second Extreme Rain Event in a Month Hits Hawaii

 

>>> Highest Temperature Friday, February 27, 2026 – 101 near East Shore, CA
>>> Lowest Temperature Friday, February 27, 2026 – minus 12 at Estcourt Station, ME

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 403pm Friday:  Relatively light east-southeast winds will continue through Sunday. An increase in moisture across western islands should lead to an increase in showers Sunday into Monday, before trades return late Monday and begin to push the moisture to the west. Fairly dry trades (potentially strong) will then dominate our weather for most of next week.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 403pm Friday:  Satellite imagery shows partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds were out of the east-southeast over the water, and highly variable over land. Radar indicates isolated light showers, mainly over Kauai and the Big Island.

A shallow upper level ridge axis will basically remain over the islands through Saturday, before moving off to the east Sunday. A trough will replace it, and attempt to push a weak cold front into the western end of the state. The latest guidance shows it will most likely make it to Kauai County, with a lower but still notable chance to make it to Oahu. Upper level support will be minimal, so there is very little chance for heavy rain, even though low level moisture will increase significantly.

This front pulls back to the west by next Tuesday, as a strong surface high pressure system develops to the northeast, and fairly strong trades are forecast to quickly build back into the area. Showers will follow a typical trade wind pattern, falling mainly windward and mountains. Looking long range – there are no indications of significant weather systems through next weekend.

 

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…as of 402pm Friday: A weakening cold front to the northwest of the islands will keep moderate to locally fresh east to southeast winds across area waters through the weekend. Localized land and sea breeze conditions will develop near sheltered coasts as a result. The front degenerates into a trough and surface high pressure strengthens to the north of the islands early next week, allowing fresh to strong easterly trades to return.

Surf along exposed east-facing shores has become fairly small, as a north-northeasterly swell continues to taper off. Surf will hold at low levels as a fresh, short- to medium- period north-northeast swell, from a gale centered around 1200 nautical miles northeast of the state arrives over the weekend. Short-period and choppy conditions are expected to return by mid-week, with the redevelopment of the trade winds upstream of the state.

Surf along north- and west-facing shores will trend up beginning Saturday, as a west-northwest swell arrives from a series of gales rounding the base of a broad low south of the Aleutian Islands near the Date Line. This swell will be of longer duration, peaking early next week, before gradually lowering into mid-week. Surf from this swell may fluctuate over time as the source region experiences multiple wind maxima.

Surf along south-facing shores will remain near or slightly below the seasonal average into March.

 

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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:  

Tropical Cyclone 23P (Urmil) is located approximately 212 NM southeast of Port Vila, Vanuatu

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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

 

Interesting:  UH Scientists Discover 10 New Species of Hawaiian Moths

University of Hawaii at M?noa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new genus of insects is a much rarer event; seven groups at once is almost unheard of. Discovered by College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) graduate student Kyhl Austin and Professor Daniel Rubinoff, this research highlights how much Native Hawaiian biodiversity remains a mystery.

Some species are brilliantly colored—almost iridescent—while another species from Hawaii Island is potentially the largest member of its family in the world.

“Hawaii is a world-renowned laboratory for evolution, but these moths have been hiding their true history in plain sight,” said lead author Austin. “By identifying these seven new genera, we are showing that these insects crossed thousands of miles of open ocean to reach Hawaii far more frequently than we ever imagined.”

Read More: University of Hawaii

This group of Hawaiian moths is named for its host plant, the endangered ?iliahi