The latest update to this website was at 6pm 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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Rain 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.

 

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 342pm 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 All Hawaiian Coastal Waters.

Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  Strong high pressure building far north of the waters will continue to drift east supporting moderate to strong easterly trade winds and elevated seas into next week. Winds look to maintain strong speeds but veer slightly early next week, as high pressure continues to tracks east and a potential disturbance may develop to the west-northwest of the islands too.

A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) has been extended for all coastal water zones through Saturday night, due to a combination of winds and seas reaching criteria during the next 48 hours. A small to moderate medium to long period northwest swell will continue to build through the day and peak late tonight into Saturday below High Surf Advisory (HSA) levels, before declining through the weekend. Looking into next week, small background northwest swell energy is expected through the forecast period.

Surf along east facing shores will continue to build over all waters into this weekend and early next week, due to persistent strong trades locally and upstream of the islands. A HSA is likely for east facing shores over the weekend.

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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