Cool, Dry Weather Today, Weak Front Expected Tonight

Kīhei, Maui sunset / Image: Malika Dudley

By Meteorologist Malika Dudley / Email: [email protected]

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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, Monday, January 5, 2015

Partly to mostly sunny skies are expected today. Cool north winds are forecasted from 10 to 20 mph. High temperatures are expected to fall in the range of 77° to 82°.

Sunrise: 7:04 a.m.

Sunset: 5:59 p.m.

UV index at 7 (“high” exposure level)

Tonight

Partly cloudy skies are expected tonight with scattered windward and mauka showers. Low temperatures from 60° to 65° degrees. Winds out of the north from 15 to 20 mph.

Moonrise: 6:51 p.m.

Moonset: 8:04 a.m. on Jan. 6

Next Full Moon: Jan. 4 at 6:54 p.m.

Next New Moon: Jan. 20 at 3:14 a.m.

Looking Ahead

Light to moderate north winds are expected to continue and veer out of a more normal trade wind direction by Tuesday. A weak front is expected to bring a band of clouds and a few showers Monday night into Tuesday. Breezy trade winds will fill in behind it along with dry and stable conditions. At the end of the work week models are showing weaker winds veering out of the southeast.

Almanac for Kahului Airport

Maximum Temperature for today:

Normal 81°

Record 86° / Set in 1991

Minimum Temperature for today:

Normal 64°

Record 54° / Set in 1972

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Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS

Image: NOAA / NWS