August 16, 2018 Weather Forecast
**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Maui County high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, projected localized weather conditions and expected wave heights.**
Looking Ahead
A high will remain far northeast of the area through early next week. Tropical moisture will move west across the area though the weekend. Drier air will move over the islands on Monday. A high far northwest of the area will move east to a position north of the islands by the middle of next week. Tropical Storm Lane will likely strengthen to a hurricane and move into the central Pacific over the weekend. It is too soon to know if Lane will directly affect the Hawaiian Islands.
West Side
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light east wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Side
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
North Shore
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 97. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Central Maui
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 97. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Upcountry
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
East Maui
Today: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Lanai City
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kaunakakai
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 96. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 97. Light east wind becoming east southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov