September 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 low pressure system and weak cold front northwest of the Hawaiian Islands will slowly lift northward today. High pressure will then build back in north of the state on Friday allowing a return to a wet trade wind weather pattern into Saturday. Drier air will filter in from the east on Sunday with decreasing cloud and shower trends through Monday. Light south to southeasterly winds will bring a return to hot and humid weather around the middle of next week with additional showers as another low sets up northwest of the state.
West Side
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
South Side
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
North Shore
Today: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a light east southeast wind becoming east northeast 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Central Maui
Today: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Isolated showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Upcountry
Today: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday: Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
East Maui
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Lanai City
Today: Frequent showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely. High near 79. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Kaunakakai
Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Isolated showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 97. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east southeast 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov
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