July 26, 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
High pressure far northeast of the main Hawaiian Islands will keep moderate to breezy trade winds blowing across local waters through early next week. Two weak disturbances passing south of the islands will increase clouds and showers today through Saturday morning. Clouds and showers will favor windward and mountain areas, with brief periods of passing showers across leeward sections. Drier and more stable conditions will return from Saturday into the middle of next week.
West Side
Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 95. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph.
South Side
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
North Shore
Today: Scattered showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. 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.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light east southeast. 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 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Central Maui
Today: Scattered showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Isolated showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Upcountry
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the evening.
Friday: Scattered showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 83. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. 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 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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 83. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north northeast in the afternoon. 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 70. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Kaunakakai
Today: Isolated showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 96. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov