The latest update to this website was at 820pm Wednesday (HST)

 

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

3.75  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.02  Tunnel RG, Oahu
0.01  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.02  Puu Alii, Maui
0.33  Saddle Quarry, Big Island

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

21  Port Allen, Kauai – ESE
16  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu – ESE
18  Makapulapai, Molokai – ESE
04  Lanai 1, Lanai – NW
23  Na Kula, Maui – NE 
17  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 cold front far northwest…with thunderstorms to the south

 

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An area of middle level clouds is moving into the state from the north 

 

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Showers locally 

 

Please open this link to see details on any current Watches, Warnings and Advisories noted above

 

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Glenn’s Wednesday comments:  I’m here at home in upper Kula, Maui

It’s mostly clear here in Maui County early this morning with just a few low clouds, with a chilly low temperature of 48.5 degrees at my place, with the relative humidity 65 percent.

3pm, I was lucky enough to play Pickleball again this morning in Makawao. Looking around from my upper Kula deck, I see mostly sunny skies here on Maui, with just a few fair weather cumulus clouds here and there…and it’s quite hazy.

820pm, the afternoon clouds have cleared here on Maui, and thus, the temperature has plummeted to 53.9 degrees already. As the higher level clouds arrive overhead tonight, they will limit the down fall of the temperature.

Weather Wit of the day: Blizzard – The bad news brrrs

>>> Highest Temperature Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – 89 near La Puerta, TX
>>> Lowest Temperature Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – minus 2 at Mammoth Lakes, CA

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A sea breeze pattern will prevail through the weekend, with clouds and limited showers over island interiors each afternoon followed by overnight clearing. A cold front brings a quick but widespread episode of showers on Monday, potentially lingering into Tuesday over Windward Big Island. Much drier air infiltrates behind the front, bringing a seasonable chill to the air late Monday into early Tuesday.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: As the mid-latitude storm track sags south and pressure falls spread across the north central Pacific, the trade wind belt is weakening and is actively being suppressed south for the next several days. Locally, trades have already begun to veer and weaken and will continue to do so through tonight.

This in turn leaves the islands in a land and sea breeze pattern through at least Saturday and possibly Sunday. Interior clouds and spotty showers will be likely each afternoon, but moisture and instability remain limited. Clearing with gentle offshore flow likely each night. Remnant frontal moisture impinges on Kauai during the weekend, providing a boost to afternoon showers there Saturday and Sunday.

Extended model guidance is in excellent agreement, that the southern periphery of a mid-latitude trough will sweep through the forecast area Monday and Tuesday, driving a much stronger and considerably more convergent cold front through the area early next week. Moisture depth is modeled to be appreciable, easily in excess of 10,000 feet, while model depictions of strong surface convergence are realistic, given moderate mid/upper level support.

This sets the stage for a very progressive, brief hit of showers for most areas on Monday potentially lingering into Tuesday for the Big Island. Dry post-frontal northerlies bring a rapidly falling inversion and dewpoints crashing into the 50’s during Monday. Moderate NNE winds will bring a chill to the air Monday night into Tuesday. Sheltered locales where wind diminishes overnight may see Tuesday morning lows dip into the upper 50’s….even cooler in higher elevations. Winds quickly veer to typical northeast trades by Tuesday.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – along with a Closer View of the islands / Vog map animation / 8-Day Precipitation model

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment: Moderate to locally fresh east-southeast winds will prevail across the coastal waters as a ridge builds north of the region. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in effect for the typically windy waters of Maui County and the Big Island, though winds are expected to fall below SCA criteria across all waters soon. A front approaching the state from the northwest will further weaken the winds to light to moderate speeds on Thursday as they shift more southerly.

This frontal boundary will weaken as it enters the coastal waters Friday, then dissipate near the central islands by Saturday, with light to gentle winds expected. Another front will approach the state from the northwest on Sunday, then move down the island chain early next week.

A small, long period, northwest (310 degree) swell will build, peak through tonight, then slowly decline through Friday. Forerunners for the next significant large, long period north-northwest swell (330 degree) are expected to arrive Friday night and peak Saturday. This swell will likely produce warning level surf along exposed north and west facing shores. Another, large to extra large, north-northwest swell may fill in early next week, with surf heights peaking well into warning levels.

Surf along east facing shores has fallen below advisory levels and will continue to sharply decline over the next couple of days, as a north-northeast swell fades and easterly wind swell decreases.

 

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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 and South Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones 

South Indian Ocean:

Tropical Cyclone 12S (Jenna)…is located approximately 506 NM southwest of Cocos Islands

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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:  Atmospheric River Research Flights Go Global

The UC San Diego-led program joins forces with research programs across the world to improve forecasts of extreme weather events.

Atmospheric rivers may be associated with wet winter storms on the West Coast of North America, but these ribbons of water vapor in the sky are a global phenomenon. They can end droughts or destroy homes with dangerous flooding, and they are projected to become more intense and destructive. Now, a new international effort will study and forecast these storms on a global scale.

Starting this year, the Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program (AR Recon), led by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will coordinate flights to study atmospheric rivers across both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. This expansion of AR Recon, which has studied atmospheric rivers using specially outfitted aircraft over the Pacific Ocean since 2016, is called the Global Atmospheric River and Reconnaissance Program (GARRP). This global program hopes to transform forecasts of extreme weather events and extend reliable predictions beyond the current one-week limit.

Read More: University of California – San Diego

Image: Inside the cockpit of a NOAA Gulfstream IV during an Atmospheric River Reconnaissance mission in February 2025.