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Powerful Pacific Storm to Bring Widespread Hazardous Weather to West Coast; Two Storm Systems to Impact Central and Eastern U.S.

A powerful Pacific storm will hammer the West Coast into Friday with strong winds, heavy rain and heavy mountain snow. Heavy rain will bring a threat of flash flooding along recent burn scars while blizzard conditions are expected in the Sierras. Meanwhile, two winter storms will bring areas of heavy snow and freezing rain followed by bitter cold into this weekend from the Plains to the Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lihue, Lihue Airport (PHLI)

Lat: 21.98°NLon: 159.34°WElev: 148ft.

Mostly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.3 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Jan 7:53 am HST
Extended Forecast for

Kapaa HI

High Surf Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Surf Advisory
  •  
    High Surf Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until
    6:00pm Wed

    High Surf Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 81 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Partly Cloudy
    then Isolated
    Showers and
    Breezy

    Low: 64 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Breezy.
    Scattered
    Showers then
    Scattered
    T-storms

    High: 80 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Scattered
    Showers

    Low: 59 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Scattered
    Showers

    High: 75 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Isolated
    Showers

    Low: 60 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Scattered
    Showers

    High: 78 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 64 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight
Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
M.L.King Day
Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Scattered showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Scattered showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Kapaa HI
 22.09°N 159.35°W (Elev. 200 ft)
Last Update:
6:00 am HST Jan 16, 2019
Forecast Valid:
8am HST Jan 16, 2019-6pm HST Jan 22, 2019
 
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