The latest update to this website was at 412 pm Saturday (HST)

 

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

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

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

17  Moloaa Dairy, Kauai – SE
17  Kaneohe, Oahu – E
20  Makapulapai, Molokai – E
12  Lanai 1,  Lanai – SW
25  Na Kula, Maui – ESE
24  South Point, 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…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 with just a few clouds early this morning here at my location, with a chilly low temperature of 46.5 degrees, and the relative humidity is 76%.

345pm, it’s mostly cloudy here in Maui County, with some showers falling locally. Here in upper Kula it’s very cloudy, and it has that feeling that 6 or 8 drops could fall at some point soon.

 

6-planet parade will grace the night sky tonight – 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.

 

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

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 3:08 pm Saturday:  Light southeast winds will continue through Sunday, with showers mainly on the southern and eastern ends of the islands. Trades are forecast to return Monday afternoon into Monday night. Surface winds will become southeasterly again late Wednesday, and bring warmer air into the region through the end of next week. An upper trough may push a front or trough into the area Friday/Saturday next week, but confidence is low at this time.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 3:07 pm Saturday: Satellite imagery shows mostly cloudy skies mainly on the southern and eastern sides of the islands owing to the southeast winds, with a good amount of cloud cover also over the higher terrain. Showers were seen on radar impacting the same areas. Surface winds were relatively light, averaging 5 to 15 mph with gusts 20-25 mph.

The southwest wind flow aloft is expected to continue through Sunday night, at which time a very weak upper low will form over the state. An upper level ridge will then form to our north, in a weak form of a “high over low” pattern. This will result in light winds aloft and at the surface through early Monday.

Showers will continue to be light and mainly over southern and eastern portions of each island, as well as mountains. At the same time, as moisture is drawn northward, along with weak winds allowing a sea- and land- breeze setup, showers are in the forecast for all areas on each island through Sunday night.

As the ridge aloft expands over the eastern Pacific, a large surface high will strengthen to our northeast. This will bring a return of trade winds, most likely late Monday into Monday night. Trades will stay with us through Wednesday, but Wednesday night our winds will turn southeast again, as a weak upper level trough moves in from the west. Models disagree on the strength and exact position of this upper trough late next week. It may be strong enough to push a front into the area, but confidence is low at this time.

 

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 3:07 pm Saturday: Moderate to locally fresh east to southeast winds will continue through the 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 over the weekend, 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 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 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 358 NM south of Suva, Fiji

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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