#Hawaiʻi weather

A Flood Watch is in effect for the western portion of the state due to deep tropical moisture that is drawn northward over the state. Kauaʻi, Niʻihau and Oʻahu are under the Flood Watch from Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon.

(Update: 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026) Hurricane Nolo is slightly stronger this morning as it moves westward, south of the Hawaiian Islands. At 5 a.m., the eye of Hurricane Nolo was located by Air Force Reconnaissance aircraft about 260 miles SW of South Point on Hawaiʻi Island, and 355 miles S of Honolulu, Oʻahu.

(Update: 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026). Hurricane Nolo is now moving faster toward the west at 8 mph, and the Tropical Storm Watch for Maui and Warning for Hawaiʻi County have been cancelled. The National Weather Service says gusty winds, heavy rain and large waves continue for portions of the Hawaiian Islands.

Hurricane Nolo continues on its forecast track south of the Hawaiian Islands, which remains favorable for Maui County. The potential for significant impacts has decreased, but Maui County remains under a Tropical Storm Watch, Flood Watch and High Surf Advisory, and residents should remain vigilant as conditions can change.

(Update: 11 a.m. HST Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026) Nolo is moving slowly westward with gusty winds, heavy rain and large waves continuing over portions of the Hawaiian Islands. As of 11 a.m., the Hurricane Watch for Hawaiʻi County was discontinued. However, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Hawaiʻi County and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Maui County.

(Update: 11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25 2026) Hurricane Nolo is still nearly stationary south of Hawaiʻi Island. The system is expected to strengthen during the next couple of days while remaining south of the Hawaiian Islands.

(Update: 5:08 p.m., 9.24.26) The National Weather Service that Nolo has strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane, with 75 mph winds. A tropical storm watch has been declared for Maui County.

(Update: 11 p.m., Sept. 23, 2026) Damaging tropical storm force winds reaching the Big Island as early as Friday morning, and dangerous hurricane force winds possible by Friday night. Hurricane or tropical storm watches may be needed for other islands should Nolo move closer to the islands.

Nolo is very slow moving, advancing toward the WNW at 6 mph, with 40 mph sustained winds. A sharp turn to the north and north-northeast is expected on Thursday, with this motion continuing through the end of the week. On the forecast track, the system is expected to approach the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday and Saturday.

The National Weather Service says heavy rain on the north side of a developing tropical system (the future Nolo) should develop Wednesday afternoon. Windward and southeast Big Island and windward Maui are the most likely to experience heavy rain.

Lowell, now a hurricane, is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane by Wednesday night, according to the NWS. The system is about 575 miles southeast of the Big Island, and is forecast to pass south of the Big Island late Wednesday into Thursday. The forecast remains uncertain for Labor Day weekend as Lowell exists and the focus shifts more to Karina, bringing the system about 600 miles E of the Big Island on Saturday.

Strong trades will develop this weekend as Tropical Storm Moke delivers heavy rainfall to windward and southeast slopes of the Big Island. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches with maximum amounts of 4 inches are expected on eastern Maui. A Flood Watch goes into effect for the Big Island from late Saturday night through Monday afternoon.

Tropical Depression Two-C is forecast to become a tropical storm later today. The system is still expected to track south of Hawaiʻi late Saturday into Monday. Even with the southward track increased winds and rain are expected, with the highest rainfall totals expected across windward and southeast Big Island. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches with maximum amounts of 4 inches are expected on eastern Maui.

Regularly scheduled Lala updates for Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026 are posted here. Hurricane conditions are expected on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi on Saturday, with tropical storm conditions expected in Maui County Saturday night.

Regularly scheduled Lala updates for Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 are posted here. Steady strengthening is forecast, and Lala is expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island.

The County of Maui continues to prepare for possible impacts from Tropical Storm Lala, as emergency management officials echo that community members should be ready for potentially hazardous conditions across Maui County this weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu and Maui County through this afternoon.

The state of Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency urges all Hawaiʻi residents to remain vigilant after the National Weather Service extended the Flood Watch for the entire state through 6 p.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the island of Molokaʻi until 2:30 a.m. At 11:34 p.m., A line of heavy showers with embedded thunderstorms moving in from the west is producing rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour.

A powerful kona storm is producing periods of hazardous weather impacts across the Hawaiian Islands through the weekend. Threats range from significant flash flooding, damaging winds, strong to severe thunderstorms, and snow and ice over the highest Big Island summits. Maui is under a High Wind Warning through Sunday morning and a Flood Watch through Saturday afternoon.