Moderate to locally breezy trade winds will continue through Thursday. This will weaken the ridge and moderate trade wind speeds from Sunday onward. Winds may briefing weaken as the new high moves in, but otherwise expect moderate to locally breezy trade winds to dominate our weather for the week.īy early next week, a cold front will approach the islands from the northwest. The high pressure to the northeast will move to the east, and a new high pressure system is expected to move in to the north of the islands Thursday. We can expect to see some passing showers as these are carried in on the trade wind flow. Satellite imagery shows a few different showery low cloud bands upstream of the islands. Satellite derived PW shows values on the dry side of normal upstream of the islands. The morning sounding from Lihue had precipitable water (PW) of 0.96 inches, on the dry side of normal, and Hilo had 1.21 inches, which is near normal.

High clouds being drawn to the north ahead of the upper level trough will continue, but otherwise not expecting this feature to have much of an impact in our weather. Water vapor imagery shows the mid to upper level trough axis is moving over the central islands early this morning, and is expected to continue to move southward today and tonight. Satellite shows little in the way of clouds over and immediately upstream of the islands.Ī 1026mb high pressure system is far to the northeast of the islands early this morning, with a ridge extending to the southwest from the high. The main change was to lower PoPs this morning. The greatest coverage of showers will be during the overnight through early morning hours.Īs anticipated, not major changes to the forecast with the morning package. Showers will favor windward and mountain locations as periodic bands of enhanced moisture move into the state on the trades. Moderate to locally breezy trade winds will continue across the state for the next several days. Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers.

Highs 79 to 85 near the shore to around 65 near 5000 feet. Numerous showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Southeast winds up to 15 mph shifting to the east after midnight. Lows 63 to 69 near the shore to around 51 near 5000 feet. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Highs 80 to 86 near the shore to 59 to 64 near 5000 feet.

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