First Alert Forecast: Light winds and mostly dry today, stronger winds with more showers expected from tomorrow through the weekend

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moderate trades will gradually build to breezy levels through Thursday and persist through the weekend. Expect limited clouds and showers to focus along windward and mauka areas, particularly during the overnight and early morning hours. Slightly wetter trade wind showers will be possible late Friday into the...

First Alert Forecast: Tracking stronger trades later this week

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Happy Tuesday evening! Trade winds are building back across the islands today, bringing a few showers, mainly to windward areas and the Big Island. A weak trough near the Big Island has been bringing clouds and showers to windward areas overnight, with some locations picking up more than an inch of rain.

Tuesday Evening Forecast - Light trades on Wednesday with gusty winds developing by the end of the week

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Stronger trades with higher rain chances are expected in the islands to end the week. Tonight, it will be partly cloudy with temperatures in the middle 70 degrees. Overall, expect low rain chances. Wednesday: Mostly sunny skies with light winds are forecast tomorrow. East winds will...

Honolulu Sizzles Before Blustery Trade Winds Whip Oahu

Honolulu is starting Tuesday near 78 degrees under partly cloudy skies, but the day should turn mostly sunny and warm, with a high near 87. A few isolated showers may pop up after noon, mostly a quick windward or mauka interruption rather than an all-day washout. Sunny Tuesday, With A...

First Alert Forecast: Trades are here to stay

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Stable and mostly dry trade wind weather is forecast for the week ahead. A smattering of showers will dampen windward and mauka neighborhoods mainly tonight and tomorrow and mainly Hawaii and Maui Islands. Breezy trades are in the works starting Thursday and getting to the “windy” category by Sunday.

Honolulu Sees Partly Cloudy Sunday Before Trade Winds Increase

Honolulu City Hall Plaza — Landmark Backdrop For Weather Coverage. Honolulu is starting Sunday with partly cloudy skies and a forecast that looks tailor-made for beach time, errands and outdoor plans. Afternoon temperatures should reach about 84 degrees. Overnight temperatures will settle near 74. Sunny Weather Holds Through Monday.

First Alert Forecast: Brief increase in showers late Monday in an otherwise mostly dry week

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Mostly clear skies and dry conditions are expected for most of the day Monday with light to moderate trade winds. There is a weak trough that is forecast to bring moisture to the eastern end of the state by Monday night, increasing showers for windward areas of Hawaii Island and Maui. There could also be a slight increase in showers for the rest of the islands.

Ocean gliders track subsurface conditions to support hurricane forecasts off Hawaiʻi

The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) launched two autonomous Seagliders south-southeast of Hawaiʻi Island in July 2026 to track near real-time subsurface ocean conditions down to 900 meters. The PacIOOS Seagliders joined forces with two Naval Oceanographic Office Slocum gliders off Hawaiʻi and two Navy gliders off Guam.

Heavy rain floods Kamehameha Highway on Oahu’s North Shore

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A portion of Kamehameha Highway near Sunset Beach Elementary School was inundated with water Thursday from heavy rain. The downpours created a river that sent gravel from a private, unpaved access road onto the highway. Independent crews spent time clearing debris from the roadway with heavy machinery.

First Alert Forecast: Trade winds returning

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Rainfall amounts will decrease through the weekend as light to moderate trades return. Showers will be mainly windward and mauka. We`ll see a brief increase in showers Monday night on the Big Island before a return to relatively dry trades through the end of next week. The...

Heavy rain floods Kamehameha Highway on Oahu’s North Shore

The downpours created a river that sent gravel from a private, unpaved access road onto the highway.

Federal disaster aid on the way as Hawaii faces more storm, wildfire risks

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii will receive federal disaster recovery funding following Hurricanes Lala and Lowell after President Donald Trump approved two major disaster declarations, Governor Josh Green announced Thursday. The declarations make funding available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program to help cover eligible recovery costs in...

Thursday Evening Forecast - A disturbance lifts away from Hawaii on Friday but lingering rain persist

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A low-pressure center lifts away from the state but humidity and lingering rains remain on Friday. Tonight, it will be cloudy and humid with temperatures in the middle 70 degrees. Passing showers can be expected mainly for Oahu, Maui County and windward areas of the Big Island.

No tsunami threat to Hawaii after Panama earthquake

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama on Friday, Oct. 9, though officials confirmed there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

First Alert Forecast: Flood Watch posted for Kauai and Oahu, heavy rain expected tonight and tomorrow

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A FLOOD WATCH will go into effect tonight through Thursday afternoon for Kauai and Oahu. A cold front approaching from the northwest will shift the winds to the southeast, with a potential for flooding rainfall Wednesday night through at least Thursday, mainly for Kauai and Oahu. Scattered...

Thursday Surf Forecast: North Shore to See the Biggest Waves

Guy Hagi's HNN Sunrise surf and weather report for October 8, 2026

A flash flooding threat persists for Kauai this morning and Oahu through this afternoon, with comparatively few showers expected elsewhere.

President approves Major Disaster Declaration for Hawaiʻi areas impacted by by Hurricane Lala

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Hawaiʻi to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Lala from Aug. 14–16, 2026. Federal funding assistance through FEMA’s Public Assistance program is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit...

Honolulu Braces as Oahu Flood Watch Warns of Midweek Downpour Deluge

Honolulu gets one more mostly sunny stretch Wednesday before the weather takes a serious turn. Highs should reach about 86 degrees, but showers arrive after 2 p.m. and the forecast becomes much wetter Wednesday night, with thunderstorms and heavy rain possible across Oahu. The National Weather Service in Honolulu has...