The latest update to this website was at 554am Saturday (HST)

 

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

0.24  Wailua, Kauai
0.05  Luluku, Oahu
0.02  Kamalo, Molokai
0.00  Lanai City, Lanai
0.13  EMI Baseyard, Maui
1.30  Piihonua, Big Island

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

09  Port Allen, Kauai – NE
10  Kii, Oahu – NE
08  Makaena, Molokai – SE
07  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
14  Hana, Maui – SE
15  Lalamilo, 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/trough west

 

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Variable low clouds…lots of higher clouds are moving over the state 

 

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

It’s mostly clear to partly cloudy early this morning here at my location, with a chilly low temperature of 47 degrees, and the relative humidity is 76%.

 

6-planet parade will grace the night sky today – Sky-gazers will have the opportunity to see six planets in the sky on Saturday, weather permitting, according to NASA. This planetary parade occurs due to the alignment of the planets’ orbits around the sun. Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye, whereas Uranus and Neptune will require binoculars or a telescope. Viewers do not have to worry about wearing protective eyewear as they would to watch a solar eclipse.

The event is visible anywhere on Earth — with best views at twilight. Early birds should try to glimpse the planetary parade before sunrise, and for night owls the best visibility will be right after sunset. The best viewing times vary by location. The planets need to be roughly 10 degrees or higher above the horizon to be visible. If they are too low, they will be obscured by Earth’s atmosphere

Typically, Venus is the first one that pops up, it will be the brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon, and will have a steady, brilliant white glow on the western horizon after sunset. Mars will show up as a red dot, and Saturn will have a yellowish hue. If you look high overhead, you will be able to find Jupiter. Mercury will be the hardest to spot without visual aids, but your best chance to see it is about 30 to 60 minutes after local sunset. The smallest planet in our solar system will appear white and will be low on the horizon.

 

Weather Wit of the day:  I’ve never seen the roads so slippery. It took me an hour to get to work-it normally takes two hours.

 

>>> 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 Saturday, February 28, 2026 – minus 15 at Warroad, MN

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 324am Saturday:  A light trade wind pattern will continue through Sunday, as a weakening cold front approaches Kauai from the west, breaking down the ridge over the islands. Local scale onshore sea breezes will form over terrain sheltered leeward areas, due to the lack of large scale winds. The eastward movement of this front will stall out near Kauai on Sunday and Monday, as the front dissipates near the western edge of the state.

Expect increasing clouds and showers over Kauai and Niihau during this time period. East to southeast winds will continue into Sunday night, then moderate to locally breezy easterly trade winds will strengthen across the Hawaii region from Monday onward, with passing windward and mountain shower activity lasting into the end of next week.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 324am Saturday:  The satellite picture remains unchanged with bands of fairly stable clouds east and southeast of the Big Island and Maui. A weak cold front approaching Kauai from the west will continue to break down the high pressure ridge north of the islands, keeping light to moderate east to southeast winds in the forecast. In the absence of large scale winds, local scale island heating and cooling effects will drive daytime onshore sea breezes and offshore nighttime land breezes for terrain sheltered leeward areas of each island through Monday.

Expect some of these clouds to drift into the southeast slopes of the Big Island through Sunday, producing a few periods of showers along the Kau and Puna District slopes, from the afternoon into the early evening time period through Sunday. Increased cloud and shower coverage for these southeastern slopes of the Big Island to account for this slight shower enhancement. A large band of high level cirrus clouds will continue to produce mostly cloudy skies lasting into the first half of next week.

By Monday the frontal band will dissipate near Kauai and begin to lift northwest as the ridge builds back into the region. Northeasterly to easterly trade winds will respond by strengthening into the moderate to locally breezy range through the rest of the week. Temperature inversion heights will range from 6,000 to 7,000 feet elevation range, a good indication that passing showers will remain in the forecast, mainly affecting windward and mountain slopes of each island, favoring the overnight to early morning hours.

 

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 324am Saturday: Moderate to locally fresh east to southeast winds will continue through this weekend, as a cold front stalls and diminishes near the western end of the state. This will allow localized land and sea breeze conditions to develop near sheltered coasts, particularly over Kauai and Oahu. Fresh to strong easterly trades will return early next week, as the surface ridge strengthens to the north.

Surf along north- and west-facing shores will trend up by tonight, as a fresh west-northwest swell arrives from a broad gale that was located south of the Aleutian Islands near the Date Line. This swell will peak early next week, before gradually lowering into mid-week.

Surf along exposed east-facing shores will remain small, then trend up slightly by Sunday as a fresh, short- to medium- period northeast swell, from a gale centered around 1200 nautical miles northeast of the state arrives. Short-period and choppy conditions are expected to return by mid-week, as fresh trade winds redevelop and expand upstream of the state.

Surf along south-facing shores will remain near 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 344 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:  Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once

The extreme heat, high winds, and severe dry conditions that produce towering, fast-moving flames that advance by the acre are not just becoming more common; new research shows that these factors are increasingly arising in multiple regions at the same time, creating the conditions for simultaneous wildfires around the world.

In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers reported that the ideal conditions for major wildfires are now aligning across different parts of the world at more than double the rate they did nearly 50 years ago. Climate change is a major driver, accounting for about half of this increase. It’s the latest example of how humans are reshaping the nature of wildfires.

These changes have led to periods of inescapable smoke from blazes and more stress on firefighters, expanding the public health, economic, and social costs of infernos. As the climate continues to warm, these trends are likely to continue to worsen.

Read more at: Yale Environment 360