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Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kaunakakai, Molokai Airport (PHMK)

Lat: 21.15°NLon: 157.1°WElev: 453ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jan 8:54 pm HST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Kaunakakai HI

Flood Watch January 4, 09:23pm until January 5, 06:00pm
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Flood Watch
  •  
    Flood Watch January 4, 09:23pm until January 5, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Mon

    Flood Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 65 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 74 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Windy, with an east wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 66 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with an east wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 74 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 66 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 77 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 77 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Windy, with an east wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with an east wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Scattered showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Scattered showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Scattered showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Scattered showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Kaunakakai HI
 21.14°N 157°W (Elev. 1076 ft)
Last Update:
6:01 pm HST Jan 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm HST Jan 4, 2026-6pm HST Jan 11, 2026
 
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