West Kaua’i

Rest Of Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 70 near the shore to around 60 above 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 83 to 90 near the shore to around 76 above 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear with isolated showers. Lows around 72 near the shore to around 59 above 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

South Kaua’i

Rest Of Tonight: Mostly clear. Isolated showers after midnight. Lows 68 to 74. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny with isolated showers. Highs 77 to 88. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 69 to 75. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Kaua’i Mountains

Rest Of Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers early in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows around 65 in the valleys to around 58 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny with isolated showers in the morning, then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 74 to 81 in the valleys to around 67 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 60 to 69 in the valleys to around 57 above 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

North Kaua’i

Rest Of Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 62 to 73. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Scattered showers. Highs 71 to 85. East winds up to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 59 to 73. East winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of rain 20 percent.

East Kaua’i

Rest Of Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers early in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows 65 to 74. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 77 to 85. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 63 to 74. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Detailed Forecast

Synopsis

Lighter background winds will support daytime sea breezes and nighttime land breezes from Wednesday through Friday. Thus, most cloud cover and shower activity will favor interior and mountain areas during the afternoons. In addition, deeper moisture associated with a weak trough will move northward from the southeast Wednesday through Friday, and will briefly increase shower chances island-by-island as it weakens. A more typical trade wind pattern will return late this weekend.

Short term update

PoP adjustment were made to account for current trends. Previous forecat is otherwise on track.

Prev discussion

Issued at 356 PM HST Tue Jun 16 2026
This afternoon, mostly dry and stable conditions are prevailing across the main Hawaiian Islands. Latest satellite and radar imagery shows isolated light showers across the region, and statewide rain gauge networks have largely reported little to no rain today. The exception is over Kauai and Niihau, where showers have been slightly more persistent than elsewhere in the state. A late morning advanced scatterometer pass, as well as surface observations, show that moderate trade winds are prevailing.
As a series of fronts move across the North Pacific well north of the island chain, moderate trade wind flow will become disrupted, further weakening winds across the region. Daytime heating, combined with weak background surface flow, will lead to daytime sea breezes and nighttime land breezes for the next few days. Clouds and showers should mainly be limited to over the island interiors and mountainous terrain, particularly during the day. The one caveat in the forecast, however, is that a weak surface trough is currently located southeast of the Big Island. Latest hi-res guidance and global models depict this weakening feature to move northward in the vicinity of the eastern end of the state on Wednesday. As a result, shower activity will likely increase over the Big Island tomorrow, especially compared to what was experienced today. This trough will continue lifting north, and is progged to be located just east of Maui by Wednesday evening. As the trough moves northward, expect increased showers for portions of Maui County late Wednesday into Thursday, and possibly for Oahu as well by Thursday afternoon. The weakened feature will then continue to dissipate as it moves away from the state.
After a brief period of east-southeasterly flow Saturday, moderate easterly trades will return during the second half of the weekend. Fairly dry conditions will limit windward shower coverage into early next week.

Aviation

Moderate trade winds continue through the evening before weakening tomorrow. A surface trough SE of the Big Island will progress northward, bringing enhanced shower activity to windward sections of the Big Island and possibly Maui tomorrow morning. Cloud and shower development is possible across leeward areas of the state as well tomorrow afternoon. Expect MVFR conditions within showers, and brief IFR conditions within heavier showers.
No AIRMETS are currently in effect, however Sierra may be needed as cloud and shower coverage expands with the aforementioned system moving in.

Marine

Issued at 356 PM HST Tue Jun 16 2026
A ridge of high pressure north of the state is driving moderate to locally fresh trades. Trades will ease to light to moderate speeds Wednesday as the trough pushes the ridge east of the state. The ridge will strengthen north of the area over weekend as the trough weakens and lifts far north, allowing moderate to fresh trades to return.
The large, long period south southwest swell that brought warning level surf to the state earlier this week will continue to slowly decline. A High Surf Advisory (HSA) remains in effect through tonight for all south facing shores. Surf heights are expected to drop below advisory levels by Wednesday. Another moderate, long period, south southwest swell is expected to fill in Wednesday night into Thursday that could push surf back up to HSA levels along south facing shores. This swell will slowly fade Friday through the weekend.
Surf along north facing shores will remain flat to tiny through the forecast period. Surf along east facing shores will remain below average as easterly trade winds ease through the end of the week.
The Coastal Flood Statement has been extended through tonight for minor coastal flooding of vulnerable low-lying coastal roadways, docks, boat ramps and other coastal infrastructure due to King Tides. King Tides combined with water levels that are running higher than predicted will lead to minor flooding potential around the daily peak tide, which will be during the late afternoon and early evening hours. While minor coastal flooding is expected along all shorelines, the combination of the large south southwest swell and peak daily high tides will make low- lying coastal areas along south and west shores susceptible to more widespread coastal flooding through this evening.
A Marine Weather Statement has also been extended through tonight due to the moderate-to-long, long-period south southwest swell producing harbor surges and breaking waves near harbor entrances along south and west- facing harbors.

HFO Watches/Warnings/Advisories

High Surf Advisory until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Big Island South, Big Island Southeast, East Honolulu, Ewa Plain, Honolulu Metro, Kahoolawe, Kauai South, Kauai Southwest, Kipahulu, Kohala, Kona, Lanai Leeward, Lanai South, Maui Central Valley South, Maui Leeward West, Molokai Leeward South, Molokai Southeast, Niihau, South Haleakala, South Maui/Upcountry, Waianae Coast.

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