The latest update to this website was at 415pm Friday (HST)

 

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

0.01  Kilohana, Kauai
0.39  Kunia Substation, Oahu
0.04  Molokai 1, Molokai
0.06  Lanai 1, Lanai
0.61  Hanaula, Maui
1.11  Papaikou Well, Big Island

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

23  Lihue, Kauai – SW
20  Kuaokala, Oahu – SSE
17  Kalae Hwy, Molokai – SW
18  Lanai 1,  Lanai – SSW
22  Kahului AP, Maui – SE
23  Puu Mali, Big Island – NW

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 approaching Kauai…thunderstorms far southwest

 

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Variably cloudy across the state 

 

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Showers locally…some are heavy 

 

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Please open this link to see details on any 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 mostly clear to partly cloudy early this morning, with near calm winds, and a low temperature of 50.5 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity 74%.

816am, and it’s getting cloudy with dense fog rolling in, and there’s a light mist falling as well, at least here in my area of upper Kula…the temperature is 64.2 degrees with the relative humidity 84%

1016am, that light mist became a nice shower which lasted for about an hour, and it’s still drizzling now with pea soup fog, and a light southwest kona breeze.

1213pm, the rain has stopped although the fog is still around.

235pm, very foggy and cool with a very light mist here at my Kula weather tower, while the temperature is 63.3 degrees.

 

Weather Wit of the day: A meteorologist found a blood vessel on his leg enlarged every time the air pressure dropped. He started predicting using his weather vein.

 

Interesting Weather Blog: Mauka Showers…Wet and Windy Super Bowl Sunday?

 

>>> Highest Temperature Friday, February 6, 2026 – 90 at Georgetown, TX
>>> Lowest Temperature Friday, February 6, 2026 – minus 27 near Estcourt Station, ME

 

Monthly Precipitation Summary
State of Hawaii
Month: January 2026
Prepared: February 5, 2026

Headline: Eastern/southern Big Island finally gets some much-needed rain. Mainly windward and mauka rain elsewhere across the state.

January opened with moderate trades and enhanced windward showers from a dissipating front. The most notable rainfall occurred on the Big Island, where Hilo Airport set a new daily rainfall record on the 3rd with 3.24 inches.

A kona low developed north-northwest of Kauai on the 4th, shifting winds out of the south and pulling deep tropical moisture into the state. Showers and thunderstorms first focused over Kauai and Oahu, before shifting to the southeast slopes of the Big Island as winds shifted out of the southeast. Southeast Big Island between Hilo and South Point received the heaviest rainfall, with widespread totals (mainly on the 4th and 5th) of 4 to 10 inches and a broad area of 8 to just over 14 inches from Mountain View to Naalehu, including parts of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kauai and Oahu generally received 3-day totals of 1 to 3 inches, with isolated totals near 5 inches on central Kauai. Overall, flood impacts were minor, though flood waters did close a section of Mamalahoa Highway near Kawa Flats near the southern end of the Big Island.

Conditions became drier and more stable from the 8th through the 11th. Two fast-moving fronts crossed the state around mid-month, bringing modest rainfall on the 12th and a wetter event on the 14th and 15th with totals around 1 to 3 inches on Kauai, 1 to 1.5 inches on Oahu and Maui County, and up to 1 inch on the Big Island. Cooler and drier northerly winds filled in behind the front, with breezy trades developing and continued dry weather dominating through the 19th.

Another front moved down the island chain from the 20th to the 22nd and stalled near Maui County, with most rain falling on the 21st along north- and east-facing slopes (generally 1 to 1.5 inches, locally near 3 inches) of most islands. Several Flood Advisories were issued for the heavy rain. Two hikers were rescued by helicopter near mile marker 5 of the Hana Highway due to rising stream levels cutting them off from the rest of their group. Additional heavy showers fell over windward Maui on the 23rd before the front dissipated.

Light southeast to southerly winds and scattered showers followed on the 24th and 25th ahead of a weakening front, which briefly increased showers over Kauai and Oahu into the 26th. Dry conditions returned from the 27th to the 29th. A weak front rounded out the month, with light to moderate showers mainly along north and east facing slopes, with amounts around 0.5 to 1 inch.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 345pm:  A cold front will move into Kauai by this evening, then slow and stall near Maui County on Saturday. This frontal boundary combined with increasing moisture and a disturbance aloft, will bring the potential for heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and a few thunderstorms from Saturday afternoon through Monday.

Breezy north to northeasterly winds will develop behind the front, then the trades will become very windy late Sunday into Monday as strong high pressure builds well north of the state, and interacts with a deepening trough to the west. Conditions will gradually improve by mid to late next week, though breezy and occasionally showery trade wind weather is expected to persist.

 

>>> Prime areas of concern for a windward heavy rain event include, but are not limited to:

  • Kauai: Kuhio Highway from the Hanalei River Bridge to Hanalei town.
  • Oahu: Kamehameha Highway at Waikane Stream and Waiahole Stream.
  • Molokai: Kamehameha V Highway (Highway 450) at several low water crossings.
  • Maui: Hana Highway, especially east of Keanae, and Ulaino Road (west of Hana Airport).
  • Big Island: Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 19), especially from Honomu to Honokaa. Landslides are a frequent occurrence at various spots along this stretch of the highway. If the heavy rain gets into Hilo and Puna, then the usual flood spots are in play in these areas as well.

 

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 345pm:  Satellite imagery highlights two key features impacting the forecast: a cold front on Kauai’s doorstep, and a plume of moisture lifting northward across the central islands within a weakly convergent southwesterly kona wind flow.

The cold front is expected to move across Kauai late this afternoon or early this evening, then continue gradually down the island chain toward Oahu late tonight, before slowing and stalling near Maui County on Saturday. Shower coverage will increase along and ahead of the front, with the greatest potential for heavy rainfall tonight across north- and east-facing areas of Kauai. Some high-resolution model guidance suggests rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches in these areas by Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, isolated to scattered showers will continue to filter across the central islands on the weakly convergent southwesterly kona flow. As the front reaches Oahu late tonight and Maui County on Saturday, showers will increasingly focus over windward and mountain areas.

As the front stalls and begins to weaken over Maui County on Saturday, it will interact with the weak surface convergence zone embedded in the southwesterly flow ahead of it. This interaction will lead to expanding shower coverage statewide. With deep moisture supplied by these two features spreading across the islands, and increasing instability as much cooler air filters in aloft with an upper level disturbance, the threat for heavy rain and flooding will rise, particularly over windward and mountain areas.

Model guidance suggests that some of these areas may receive 3 to 6 inches of rain from tonight through Monday. Isolated thunderstorms will also be possible within the more robust shower bands. A Flood Watch remains in effect for all islands from noon Saturday through 6pm Monday.

In addition to the flooding threat, winds also become a concern Sunday into Monday as high pressure builds in behind the front, and a surface trough forms and deeps west of the state. The tightening pressure gradient between these surface features will strengthen the trade winds likely to Wind Advisory criteria  late Sunday into Monday, with the potential for isolated High Wind Warning level gusts (40-58+ mph) across some leeward downsloping areas.

Finally, winter weather impacts are possible for the Big Island summits this weekend. As deep moisture overspreads the island, an upper level disturbance nudges in from the northwest, and temperatures aloft drop below freezing, conditions will become favorable for heavy snowfall at the summits. As a result, a Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa from Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

Conditions will gradually improve for the middle and latter portion of next week, although a somewhat showery and breezy trade wind pattern will likely persist.

                                                                                                                                                 

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:  A front currently near Kauai will move to Oahu waters tonight, then stall and dissipate over Maui County waters Saturday. High pressure building behind the front will produce fresh to strong northeasterly trade winds around Kauai and Oahu tonight and expand to Maui County waters Saturday. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in effect around Kauai and Oahu for a combination of the increasing winds and combined high seas from a building west-northwest swell. The SCA has been expanded to Maui County waters Saturday. Over Big Island waters, gentle to moderate southerly winds will give way to strengthening easterly winds on Saturday. As the high expands later in the weekend, trade winds will strengthen to near gale to gale force over most waters late Sunday and Monday.

While the SCA now runs through Sunday afternoon, it will need to be expanded to all Hawaiian waters and extended through at least Monday, and a Gale Watch may be issued overnight for some waters. In addition, expect heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over most waters Saturday through Monday. Winds are expected to ease Tuesday but still remain in the fresh to strong range through Wednesday.

A large west-northwest swell (295-310 degrees) will build down the island chain and peak early Saturday. Recent observations at NOAA buoys northwest of Kauai indicate that the swell is coming in a couple of feet larger than guidance, with significant energy spread between 13 to 19 second periods. A High Surf Warning (HSW) remains in place for rapidly rising surf across north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai, and given the larger swell, the HSW has been expanded to north shores of Maui. The swell will reach west facing shores of the Big Island around sunrise, and a High Surf Advisory is in effect for that area through at least the afternoon. The swell will decline sharply late Saturday, with surf expected to fall below advisory levels on all shores by Sunday morning. Small to moderate north-northwest swells will prevail through the remainder of the week.

Surf along east facing shores will remain very small. East shore surf will build and become rough from west to east Saturday, as the front moves down the island chain. Large and very rough seas will develop on Sunday as trade winds strengthen, likely exceeding the advisory level Sunday night or Monday and potentially reaching the warning level. Large east shore surf will slowly decline Tuesday through the remainder of the week. Surf along south facing shores will remain small with a slight rise possible early next week.

 

How to Plan a Perfect Long Weekend in Kauai



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: 

Tropical Cyclone 02W (Penha)…is located approximately 290 NM south-southeast of Manila, Philippines – Final Warning

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Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

South Indian Ocean:  

Tropical Cyclone 20S (Mitchell)…is located approximately 87 NM north-northeast of Port Hedland, Australia

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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:  New Report Confirms 2025 Among Hawaii’s Driest, Warmest on Record

In 2025, Hawaii experienced its second–driest year in more than a century, alongside persistently above average temperatures throughout the year—a stark reality detailed in the inaugural Hawaii Annual Climate Report 2025. Published by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, this first-of-its-kind report uses plain language, along with easy-to-interpret maps and figures, to summarize statewide rainfall, temperature, and drought conditions over the past year.

The report is designed to connect communities, resource managers, and policymakers with the climate data behind what many experienced firsthand, providing essential information to support climate preparedness and long-term planning across the islands.

This report reflects decades of effort to monitor Hawaii’s climate and conduct high-level scientific research, paired with more than eight years of collaboration by a team of climate and data scientists to develop an expanding suite of high-quality climate maps and decision support tools. These maps are hosted on the Hawaii Climate Data Portal (HCDP) and, for the first time, make it possible to summarize climate conditions consistently across the entire state.

“Throughout 2025, we heard people across the state talking about just how hot and dry the year felt,” said Ryan Longman, director of the Hawaii Climate Data Portal. “Now we have the data to show what people were experiencing on the ground. We hope this type of reporting helps connect residents to their own lived experiences with Hawaii’s climate and gives communities the information they need to plan for what’s ahead.”

Read More: University of Hawaii