#National Weather Service

National Weather Service forecasters issued a coastal flood statement Friday morning as peak monthly high tides and higher-than-predicted water levels threaten low-lying areas in the Hawaiian Islands. The forecasters’ advisory remains in effect through late Saturday night. According to the service, isolated minor coastal flooding is most likely to occur around the daily peak high […]

A winter weather advisory remains in effect for the Big Island summits, with the National Weather Service alerting locals of a rare tropical surge bringing snow and freezing rain between now and Thursday.

At this time, Public Safety Power Shutoff is in a “watch” condition, meaning that if weather conditions intensify in the next 24 to 48 hours Hawaiian Electric may proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk.

Most rain gauges across Maui County recorded below-average rainfall in October, according to the National Weather Service’s monthly rainfall summary.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a wetter-than-average wet season for Hawai‘i, with La Niña conditions expected to influence rainfall patterns through early spring 2026.

Hawaiian Electric is monitoring weather conditions that may lead to an increased risk of wildfires. If needed to protect public safety, Hawaiian Electric may implement its Public Safety Power Shutoff program to proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk.

The Maui Emergency Management Agency advises the public of a Fire Weather Watch, in effect for Friday morning through Saturday afternoon. The watch was issued mainly for leeward areas of all Hawaiian Islands due to windy conditions and low humidity.

The National Weather Service’s monthly rainfall summary for September shows Maui County continuing a below-average rainfall trend, with only a few locations on the Haleakalā slopes nearing or surpassing average rainfall totals. Most rain gauges across Maui recorded subpar totals for another month, extending the island’s ongoing dry pattern. Several gauges were unavailable in September […]

American Samoa is comprised of the easternmost islands of a volcanic island chain formed by the Samoan hot spot in the South Pacific Ocean, with its small islands the tops of volcanoes and an active volcanic seamount nearby.

Kiko was downgraded from a tropical storm to a remnant low this morning, as it continues on a path north of the Hawaiian Islands. The system was last located 110 miles N of Honolulu and was traveling W at 12 mph with 35 mph maximum sustained winds.

Showers are forecast to spread over Windward Big Island and Maui tonight and then transition to locally heavy interior showers over Molokaʻi through Kauaʻi tomorrow afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Locally breezy trades are expected to return Wednesday night.

Hurricane Kiko is now 635 miles E of Hilo and 835 miles ESE of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The system is on a weakening trend as it passes over cool waters, and dropped to a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph in the latest forecast.

Kiko has entered the Central Pacific basin as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, according to the latest forecast. The system was last located about 1,005 miles ESE of Hilo and 1,205 miles ESE of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is expected to cross into the central Pacific basin Friday night and approach the Hawaiian Islands during the early to the middle portion of next week.

Kiko has strengthened to a major Category 4 hurricane as it moves west about 1,600 miles east of Hilo.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 6 p.m. HST, Friday, and possibly into Saturday. The affected areas include leeward portions of all Hawaiian Islands and interior sections of the Big Island.

While emergency sirens warned of an impeding tsunami Tuesday, Hurricane Iona slipped by the south of the Hawaiian Islands, continuing on a 20-mph westward track away from the islands. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Keli was almost directly south of Hawaiʻi Island as of 5 a.m. this morning, also moving west but at 21 mph. Iona’s maximum […]

The National Weather Service has issued a minor coastal flooding statement for low-lying coastal areas of Maui County and the Big Island. Peak afternoon high tides combined with high water are expected to continue about half a foot higher than predicted through Friday. Aside from Maui and Hawaii Island, affected areas include low-lying coasts of […]

An estimated 1.8 billion gallons of lava erupted during the episode, covering approximately 80% of the crater floor.

With the exception of a single site on southeast Molokaʻi, dry conditions prevailed in Maui County with mostly below-average rainfall recorded at rain gauges, according to the National Weather Service. The driest areas were the leeward coasts and central valley of Maui and leeward Molokaʻi, forecasters reported. Those dry sites saw single-digit to the teens […]