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Overview of the intense rainfall event over Oahu on February 21, 2026

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Flood Watch in effect from March 10, 06:00 AM HST until March 14, 06:00 PM HST

Current conditions at

Lihue, Lihue Airport (PHLI)

Lat: 21.98°NLon: 159.34°WElev: 148ft.

Rain

72°F

22°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	S 13 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.80 in (1008.9 mb)
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Last update	10 Mar 3:53 pm HST

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Extended Forecast for

Lihue Airport HI

Flood Watch until March 14, 06:00pm

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Flood Watch

Flood Watch until March 14, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Sat
Flood Watch
This Afternoon
High: 80 °F
Heavy Rain
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 71 °F
Heavy Rain
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 80 °F
Heavy Rain
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 70 °F
Heavy Rain
Thursday
High: 79 °F
Heavy Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 70 °F
Heavy Rain
and Breezy
Friday
High: 79 °F
Heavy Rain
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 70 °F
Heavy Rain
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Widespread haze. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 71. Breezy, with a south wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Wednesday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 70. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 79. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 3 and 4 inches possible.

Friday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 79. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Friday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 70. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 70. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night

Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night

Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light north wind becoming northeast 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.