The latest update to this website was at 1252pm Saturday (HST)

 

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

3.59  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.40  Kamananui Stream, Oahu
0.32  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.86  West Wailuaiki, Maui 
0.55  Waiaha Stream, Big Island

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

32  Port Allen, Kauai – SE
31  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu – ESE
36  Molokai AP, Molokai – ENE
35  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
39  Na Kula, Maui – SE 
37  South Point, 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 south, with a cold front further northwest 

 

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Well developed cumulus clouds southwest…high clouds 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 early this morning here at my place, with calm winds, and a low temperature of 48.5 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity is 79%.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! 

Bold Red Hearts

Weather Wit of the day:  Warehouse – The cry of a person lost in a blizzard

 

>>> Highest Temperature Friday, February 13, 2026 – 93 at Rio Grande Village, TX
>>> Lowest Temperature Saturday, February 14, 2026 – minus 9 near Whitefield, NH

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 927am Saturday:  Trade winds will strengthen Sunday into Monday, then persist through the rest of the week, bringing periods of showers to the usual windward and mountain locations.

Short Term Update…as of 927am Saturday:  Moderate to breezy trade winds will persist today, with windward and mountain shower activity gradually decreasing later this morning into the afternoon. Trades are expected to strengthen heading into tomorrow, as an area of strong high pressure well north of the state drifts south-southeastward, increasing the local pressure gradient.

Model guidance also shows a band of moisture–currently seen on satellite imagery roughly 500 miles to the east–arriving tomorrow on the strengthening trade wind flow. This will likely lead to increased windward and mountain clouds and showers, along with the potential for stronger wind gusts mixing down in showers.

Taken together, the strengthening pressure gradient and the potential for enhanced gusts within showers bring the main short-term question into focus: will winds become strong enough to reach Wind Advisory criteria tomorrow? At this time, high-resolution model guidance favors the typically windier areas of Maui County and the Big Island.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 319am Saturday: Isolated showers are ongoing across most windward and mountain areas this morning. A trough of low pressure is bringing in some upper level clouds from the south as evident on satellite imagery. Trade winds will continue through this weekend, and strengthen through Sunday. This should continue the windward and mountain showers, which are typical in such a trade wind pattern.

Winds will strengthen slightly and continue well into next week. An upper level trough approaching from the northwest around mid-week appears strong enough to turn our surface winds to the southeast Tuesday night. Though it is forecast to weaken as it swings through the state, it should be enough to keep our winds out of the southeast for several days.

 

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 Monday for all Hawaiian waters

Hawaii’s Marine Environment…as of 319am Saturday: Strong high pressure far north of the state will continue to produce rough conditions into next week. Trade winds are expected to gradually strengthen through Sunday, when we could see gales over the windier waters and channels around Maui County. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) has been extended for all coastal waters, due to a combination of winds and seas through Sunday night. A Gale Watch may be needed for the Alenuihaha Channel on Sunday and possibly the Pailolo Channel this afternoon.

The current small, medium period northwest swell will continue to hold before a gradual decrease is expected through Sunday. 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 look to stay just below High Surf Advisory but may reach that criteria Sunday.

Surf along south shores remains small with some background trade wind swell for select exposures through the forecast period.

 

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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 297 NM 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:  Avian Malaria Widespread Across Hawai?i Bird Communities, New UH Study Finds

A new study led by a University of Hawaii at M?noa researcher shows that avian malaria can be transmitted by nearly all forest bird species in Hawaii, helping explain why the disease is present almost everywhere mosquitoes are found across the islands.

The research, published in Nature Communications, found avian malaria at 63 of 64 sites tested statewide, including areas with very different bird communities. The disease, caused by generalist parasite Plasmodium relictum, is a major driver of population declines and extinctions in native Hawaiian honeycreepers.

“Avian malaria has taken a devastating toll on Hawaii’s native forest birds, and this study shows why the disease has been so difficult to contain,” said Christa M. Seidl, mosquito research and control coordinator for the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, who conducted this research as part of her PhD at the University of California, Santa Cruz. “When so many bird species can quietly sustain transmission, it narrows the options for protecting native birds and makes mosquito control not just helpful, but essential.”

Read More: University of Hawaii at Manoa