December 27, 2018 Weather Forecast
Photo: Asa Ellison
**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 wet pattern is expected through the second half of the week and into the upcoming weekend as a cold front approaches and moves into the area. The front is forecast to move over the islands and stall tonight into the weekend, then gradually diminish. Locally heavy rainfall along with a few thunderstorms will become a possibility through this time, especially for the northwest islands later today through Friday. Conditions should gradually begin to improve late in the weekend, with a return of drier trade wind conditions early next week.
West Side
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
South Side
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Scattered showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
North Shore
Today: Scattered showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 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 81. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Central Maui
Today: Scattered showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. 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 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Upcountry
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
East Maui
Today: Occasional showers, mainly before 8am. High near 83. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Occasional showers. High near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Lanai City
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kaunakakai
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light west southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov
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