WEEKEND WEATHER: Partly Sunny With Isolated Showers
By Meteorologist Malika Dudley / Email: malika@mauinow.com
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**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Maui County high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, chance of cloud cover, projected localized weather conditions and expected wave heights.**
Today, Saturday, December 27, 2014
Today, we expect partly sunny skies with isolated showers for our northern slopes due to the northerly winds that are forecasted from 10 to 15 mph. High temperatures should fall in the range of 79° to 84°.
Sunrise: 7:01 a.m.
Sunset: 5:53 p.m.
UV index at 6 (“high” exposure level)
Tonight
Partly cloudy skies tonight for Maui County with isolated showers forecasted for our northern slopes and shores. Winds are expected out of the northeast from 10 to 15 mph. Low temperatures from 62° to 68° degrees are expected with a low of about 49° at 5000 feet.
Moonrise: 11:40 a.m.
Moonset: 12:07 a.m. on Dec. 28
Next Full Moon: Jan. 4 at 6:54 p.m.
Next New Moon: Jan. 20 at 3:14 a.m.
Sunday December 28, 2014
Partly cloudy skies expected today with isolated windward and mauka showers. Winds out of the northeast from 10 to 20 mph. High temperatures should fall in the range of 79° to 84° and around 71° at 5000 feet. Lows are expected from 65° to 70°.
Sunrise: 7:01 a.m.
Sunset: 5:54 p.m.
UV index at 6 (“high” exposure level)
Looking Ahead
Light northerly winds and cool temperatures are expected through the weekend. Clouds and light showers will linger mainly over north through west slopes. More typical trade-wind conditions will return gradually by Sunday night and Monday. A weak front is forecasted to move southeast across the state from Tuesday into Wednesday (New Year’s Eve). A stronger front may bring heavier rainfall late in the week.
Almanac for Kahului Airport
Maximum Temperature for today:
Normal 81°
Record 87° / Set in 1952
Minimum Temperature for today:
Normal 64°
Record 56° / Set in 1952 and tied in 1968