The latest update to this website was at 442pm Monday (HST)

 

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

0.22  Hanamaulu, Kauai
0.14  Kaala, Oahu
0.08  Honolimaloo, Molokai
0.00  Lanai City, Lanai
0.07  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.99  Piihonua, Big Island

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

18  Port Allen, Kauai – SE
21  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu – NE 
29  Makapulapai, Molokai – ENE
23  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
24  Kealaloloa Rg, Maui – NE
27  Kawaihae, 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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The next cold front west-northwest

 

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Variable low clouds…higher clouds will gradually clear the state by Tuesday

 

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  Showers locally 

 

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

 

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

It’s partly cloudy early this morning here at my location, with a low temperature of 54.5 degrees, and the relative humidity is 85%.

1254pm, just got back from playing Pickleball in Makawao this morning. It’s mostly cloudy here in Maui County, with winds here at my place in upper Kula, with 73% relative humidity.

420pm, it’s very cloudy here in Kula, as it is across the rest of Maui County, with radar showing some localized showers.

 

Weather Wit of the day:  After the last snowfall, the highway department announced they would salt the roads-then follow it up with a little pepper, paprika and oregano

 

>>> Highest Temperature Monday, March 2, 2026 – 101 at Rio Grande Village, TX
>>> Lowest Temperature Monday, March 2, 2026 – minus 25 near Estcourt Station, ME

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 402pm Monday:  High pressure building north of the state will strengthen trade winds into the moderate to locally breezy range through Wednesday. Brief passing showers will favor windward and mountain areas, mainly during the overnight and early morning hours. From Thursday into the weekend, winds will ease slightly and veer to a more east-southeast direction, shifting shower activity toward southeast-facing slopes of the Big Island and Maui, as well as some interior areas. Overall rainfall amounts are expected to remain limited.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 402pm Monday: The broad band of high- and mid-level clouds currently over the islands, tied to a weakening upper-level disturbance and deeper moisture plume, will continue to thin and gradually clear through tonight. As this feature departs, high pressure building to the northeast will tighten the local pressure gradient, strengthening easterly trade winds into the moderate to locally breezy range through Wednesday. This will usher in drier air and a more stable airmass statewide by mid-week.

By Thursday, winds will ease slightly and veer more east-southeast, as the surface high shifts farther northeast and a cold front approaches from the northwest. Model guidance remains in good agreement that the front will draw closer late in the week, but likely stall west of the islands. The boundary is then expected to lift northward over the weekend, as a deep low tracks well northwest of the state.

As the large-scale flow weakens during this period, local sea breezes will likely develop along terrain-sheltered slopes. Shower activity should remain limited through the end of the week, with mainly brief passing showers. Looking ahead to early next week, another front approaching from the west could bring the next opportunity for more widespread unsettled weather, as a southerly kona wind flow develops. Details will continue to be refined over the coming 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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Hawaii’s Marine Environment…as of 311am Monday:  A cold front dissipated into a trough and will linger just northwest of the area. Fresh to locally strong easterly trades will build in tonight, as a surface ridge strengthens to the north, and a Small Craft Advisory will likely be needed for the typically windy channels and waters of Maui County and the Big Island by that time. Winds will maintain strength, but veer east-southeast towards the end of the week, as yet another weather system approaches from the west.

Surf along north- and west-facing shores will remain slightly elevated, but still well below advisory levels, as a moderate, medium period northwest swell (310 degrees) continues to impact the islands. Surf along north- and west-facing shores will then gradually decrease on Tuesday and remain small though the rest of the week, with another small northwest increase expected this coming weekend.

Surf along exposed east-facing shores will be a bit elevated due to a short period northeast (40 degrees) swell that will hold, then decline Tuesday. However, as this northeast swell declines, short period choppy conditions are expected to return, as fresh trade winds redevelop and expand upstream of the state.

Surf along south-facing shores will remain small to tiny, with no significant swells forecast for at least the next several days.

 

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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:  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:  Scientists Prove Shellfish Can Be Farmed Far From Shore

Rutgers researchers have made a discovery that could change the future of seafood farming in New Jersey.

A study led by marine scientist Daphne Munroe has shown that Atlantic surfclams can be successfully farmed in the open ocean.

Her research, published in the North American Journal of Aquaculture, proves that offshore aquaculture is not only possible but promising. This method could help meet the increasing demand for seafood while protecting wild clam populations.

Read more at: Rutgers University