Increasing south to southwest flow will bring some showers into leeward areas Saturday night and Sunday, with a band of moisture associated with the front bringing some showery weather as it pushes through the islands, with the shower focus shifting back over to windward areas following its passage. Rather dry weather will then prevail tonight and Saturday with limited shower activity statewide. The front should dissipate by Tuesday, with moderate trades easing into the light to moderate range Wednesday and Thursday as some weak troughing develops in the vicinity of the islands.Īs for the remaining weather details, after a showery start in windward areas early this morning, we should see things dry out quickly by late morning and early this afternoon. The front will push southeastward down the island chain Sunday through Monday, with moderate to breezy north shifting to northeast winds developing following the frontal passage.

An approaching front will ease the trades tonight into early Saturday, with winds shifting southerly and southwesterly Saturday afternoon into Sunday at moderate levels. High pressure will weaken as it settles southward and closer to state today, with the trades generally holding at moderate to locally breezy levels. Main short term focus revolves around trade wind trends and rain chances. Radar imagery shows scattered trade showers moving into windward slopes and coasts, with a few showers spilling into leeward communities at times. Infrared satellite imagery shows mostly cloudy conditions in most windward areas and partly cloudy conditions in most leeward locales. A weak ridge north of the state will keep light to moderate trades and typical windward and mauka showers in place Tuesday through Thursday.Ĭurrently at the surface, a 1023 mb high centered around 575 miles north of Honolulu, is driving moderate trade winds across the island chain early this morning. The front appears to stall out in the vicinity of Maui County on Monday, then dissipate Monday night. The front will bring some showery weather as it pushes down the island chain Sunday and Sunday night, with winds shifting around to the north and northeast in its wake. Winds will shift southerly over the weekend as a front approaches from the west. After a shower start in windward areas early this morning, rather dry conditions will develop across the state and prevail through Saturday, with only minimal chances for rain.

Trade winds will hold at moderate to locally breezy levels today, then ease tonight as a weakening high settles southward and closer to the islands.

Kauai radar weather