December 19, 2018 Weather Forecast
Photo: Chris Archer
**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 weak front that has moved down the island chain overnight is forecast to stall and diminish over and around the Big Island today through tonight. Showers associated with the front will favor northern and windward sections of the islands early today, then potentially linger over the eastern end of the state into Thursday as the boundary stalls. Gusty northerly winds along with drier and cooler air will fill in across the western end of the state through Thursday. A return of a more typical trade wind pattern is expected Friday into the upcoming weekend. Increasing rainfall chances will become a possibility early next week as another front approaches.
West Side
Today: Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a northeast wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around 65. Windy, with an east northeast wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
South Side
Today: Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
North Shore
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Windy, with a northeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Central Maui
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Upcountry
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
East Maui
Today: Occasional showers. High near 77. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Occasional showers, mainly before 7pm. Low around 60. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Lanai City
Today: Occasional showers, mainly before noon. High near 72. Very windy, with a northeast wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Very windy, with a northeast wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Kaunakakai
Today: Scattered showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a northeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov
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