Variable Winds and Land/Sea Breeze Pattern Today
By Meteorologist Malika Dudley / Email: malika@mauinow.com
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Today
We expect high temperatures from 83° to 88°. Variable winds are expected up to 15 mph. Mostly cloudy skies are expected in the afternoon for interior and leeward sections. Scattered showers are also possible late in the day for those areas. Partly to mostly clear in windward spots.
UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)
Tonight
Variable winds are expected up to 15 mph tonight. Isolated showers are forecasted for windward and mauka spots. Evening clouds and showers are possible for leeward areas with clearing as the land breeze takes hold. Low temperatures from 69° to 74° are expected.
Looking Ahead
Weakening trade winds are expected to weaken further on Friday, with sea breezes becoming more prominent by day and land breezes by night. Shower activity is forecasted to shift from windward slopes mainly at night and during the morning to interior and leeward areas each afternoon, though rainfall amounts should remain modest.
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