November 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
A deep trough across the Central and Eastern Pacific with a weak cold front north of the islands will produce light winds today with trade winds slowly increasing later this afternoon as high pressure builds north of the islands. A weak high center will move north of the islands on Tuesday and bring a return to moderate to breezy trade winds with isolated to scattered showers through Wednesday. A stronger cold frontal system approaches the islands on Thursday with scattered showers and southerly winds. By Friday and Saturday a cold front will sweep through the islands with numerous rain showers across the state and locally heavy rain possible in some areas. Periods of showers will linger into Sunday across the Big Island. Drier and cooler air will move in behind the front.
West Side
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Isolated showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
South Side
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
North Shore
Today: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming east northeast 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Central Maui
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Scattered showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 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.
Upcountry
Today: Showers likely after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
East Maui
Today: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Scattered showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Lanai City
Today: Scattered showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a light north northeast wind becoming northeast 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Scattered showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kaunakakai
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 11 mph.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov