The latest update to this website was at 815pm Friday (HST)

 

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

5.55  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.61  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.09  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.19  West Wailuaiki, Maui 
1.03  Pahoa, Big Island

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

29  Port Allen, Kauai – ESE
32  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu – ESE
31  Makapulapai, Molokai – E
28  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
38  Na Kula, Maui – ESE
32  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 southwest through northwest, with a cold front further northwest…thunderstorms far south

 

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Well developed cumulus clouds southwest through west…high clouds southeast

 

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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

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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 place, with calm winds, and a low temperature of 48 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity is 77%.

1122am, it continues to be mostly sunny with just a few minor cumulus clouds here on Maui.

233pm, it’s partly sunny with some clear and cloudy areas here in Maui County.

820pm, what few afternoon clouds there were today, have all but evaporated away. It was a lovely winter day, with just the right amount of warmth. The temperature is currently 54.8 degrees, and unless there are clouds that come overhead, or a breeze kicks up, we’ll likely drop into the 40’s here in upper Kula by early Saturday morning.

 

Weather Wit of the day:  Snowstorm – Shovelry is not dead

 

Interesting weather web blog, Mauka Showers…Super Bowl Sunday Storm of 2026 – Crazy Wind and Rain Values

 

>>> Highest Temperature Friday, February 13, 2026 – 93 at Rio Grande Village, TX
>>> Lowest Temperature Friday, February 13, 2026 – minus 16 near Saranac Lake, NY

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 817pm Friday:  Trade winds will continue into next week, bringing showers to the usual windward areas. A slight increase in showers is expected Sunday and Sunday night. Winds will increase through the weekend and into next week as the pressure gradient strengthens over the islands. Easterly trade winds will become southeast Tuesday night and remain that way through the end of next week.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 340pm Friday: Isolated light showers were noted on radar over most windward areas, with the greatest concentration of showers over Kauai. Skies were mostly cloudy windward and variably cloudy leeward. Winds were generally 5-15 mph with gusts 15-25 mph. Trade winds will continue through the weekend, and strengthen through Sunday. They will then continue at that slightly stronger speed well into next week.

An upper level trough approaching from the northwest around mid-week, appears strong enough to turn our winds out of the southeast Tuesday night. This trough is forecast to weaken as it swings through the state late next week into next weekend, but it should be enough to keep our winds out of the southeast through that period. Typically, this would increase heat, humidity, and showers. But in this case, models do not expect that to happen. It appears that the flow originates northeast of the islands, rather than out of the tropics to our south.

 

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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Small Craft Advisory until 6am Sunday for the Alenuihaha Channel-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-Pailolo Channel.

Hawaii’s Marine Environment…as of 817pm Friday: Strong high pressure far north of the state will continue to produce rough conditions into next week. Trade winds are expected to slightly strengthen this weekend especially on Sunday, where we could see gales over the windier waters and channels around Maui County. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in effect for all coastal water due to a combination of winds and seas. A Gale Watch may be needed for the Alenuihaha Channel on Sunday and possibly the Pailolo Channel due to the strengthening trades.

The current small, medium period northwest swell will continue to hold with a gradual decrease expected this weekend. Minimal energy is expected from the northwest during the first half of next week, although select exposures should see some wind swell. Surf along east facing shores will continue to build over all waters this weekend and early next week, due to the persistent strong trades locally and upstream of the islands. Surf heights could reach advisory thresholds Saturday, but more likely by Sunday. Surf along south shores remains small with some background trade wind swell for select exposures.

 

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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 21S (Gezani)…is located approximately 273 NM west-southwest 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:  Your Daily Coffee Might Be Protecting Your Brain From Dementia, a New Study Suggests

Two to three caffeinated cups a day may help keep the cognitive condition away.

Whether you’re pouring espresso, mixing matcha or brewing a fresh pot of tea, your morning beverage might help keep your brain healthy—as long as it’s caffeinated.

In a decades-long observational study of nearly 132,000 people, individuals who drank two to three cups of coffee or one to two cups of tea each day had the lowest risk of developing dementia compared with those who didn’t consume caffeinated beverages. The findings were published in the journal JAMA.

“We are not recommending that people who don’t drink coffee start drinking,” says study co-author Yu Zhang, a population health scientist at Mass General Brigham, to NBC News’ Lindsey Leake. “We are just seeing that for people who already drink coffee, the results are really reassuring.”

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