January 17, 2019 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 cold front approaching Kauai will produce gusty southwesterly winds and wetter conditions over the western end of the state today. Showers, along with a chance of thunderstorms, will accompany the front as it pushes down the island chain from later today through late Friday. Northwesterly winds and drier conditions will fill in behind the front after it passes. A brief period of trade winds is expected from late Friday through Saturday as high pressure passes by north of the area. A new front approaching Kauai early next week is expected to produce another period of southeast to south winds and increasing showers.
West Side
Today: Isolated showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
South Side
Today: Scattered showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south southwest 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.
Tonight: Scattered showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
North Shore
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Central Maui
Today: Isolated showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Upcountry
Today: Scattered showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
East Maui
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Occasional showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 76. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Lanai City
Today: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Kaunakakai
Today: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a north wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov