Hilo

Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers after midnight. Lows 59 to 66 near the shore to 47 to 53 at 4000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Saturday: Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs 75 to 81 near the shore to around 66 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows 60 to 66 near the shore to 48 to 54 at 4000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Kona

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 69 near the shore to 42 to 51 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Saturday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 83 near the shore to around 67 near 5000 feet. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 69 near the shore to 43 to 51 near 5000 feet. Light winds.

Waimea

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows 59 to 67 near the shore to 51 to 58 near 3000 feet. Light winds becoming east up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday: Partly sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 72 to 79 near the shore to 67 to 75 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 60 to 67 near the shore to 52 to 58 near 3000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Kohala

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows 59 to 67 near the shore to 51 to 58 near 3000 feet. Light winds becoming east up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday: Partly sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 72 to 79 near the shore to 67 to 75 near 3000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 60 to 67 near the shore to 52 to 58 near 3000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.

South Big Island

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening. Lows around 70 near the shore to around 50 near 5000 feet. Light winds becoming northeast up to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 84 near the shore to around 65 near 5000 feet. East winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 70 near the shore to around 50 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Puna

Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers after midnight. Lows 59 to 66 near the shore to 47 to 53 at 4000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Saturday: Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs 75 to 81 near the shore to around 66 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows 60 to 66 near the shore to 48 to 54 at 4000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Waikoloa

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 69 near the shore to 46 to 52 above 4000 feet. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Saturday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 82 near the shore to 65 to 71 above 4000 feet. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 67 to 72 near the shore to 47 to 52 above 4000 feet. Light winds.

Detailed Forecast

Synopsis

Issued at 835 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026 A weakening cold front moving into the Big Island and Maui this evening will continue to produce clouds and periods of showers over the central and eastern islands tonight. This front will dissipate into a trough and lift north this weekend with improving weather trends. Another stronger front is forecast to approach Hawaii late Sunday, bringing breezy southwesterly winds lasting into Monday. More significant showers will develop along this next frontal band as these clouds and showers march eastward down the island chain from Monday to Tuesday, before stalling out and diminishing near the Big Island on Wednesday. Expect cool and dry, breezy northwesterly to northerly winds to blow into the region after the front passes each island.

Short term update

Issued at 835 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026
This evenings satellite picture shows a weakening cold front stalling out near Maui and the Big Island, clouds and showers are observed lingering over the north and east slopes of all islands. These clouds will likely diminish in coverage through the overnight hours as the front dissipates into a trough and the atmospheric forcing supporting these convective showers falls apart. A brief period of light easterly trade winds with more stable weather conditions are forecast this weekend as a migratory high pressure system passes eastward just north of the state. Radar and surface observations tonight are reporting between 0.01 and 0.25 inch per hour rainfall rates with this system over Maui County.

Previous discussion

Issued at 357 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026
Currently at the surface, a 1028 mb high is centered to the distant northeast, with a ridge axis extending southwestward into the eastern half of the state. Meanwhile, a weakening cold front is located approximately 70 miles northwest of Kauai. Light winds prevail across the state this afternoon with daytime sea breezes across most locations. Satellite imagery continues to show a band of clouds and showers over Oahu and portions of Maui County, with afternoon clouds over the interiors of Kauai and the Big Island.
Guidance continues to show the ridge of high pressure slowly shifting southeastward tonight as the weakening cold front approaches from the northwest. Some deeper moisture is expected to move in ahead of the front and allow for the development of a few more showers across Kauai this evening, but rainfall amounts should be minimal. Otherwise, expect land breezes to develop across the rest of the state tonight allowing any lingering clouds and showers to clear.
Guidance remains in good agreement showing a weak cold front moving into Kauai after midnight tonight, then decaying as it shifts southeastward through Oahu and into Maui County on Friday, before stalling out and gradually dissipating in the vicinity of Maui and the Big Island Friday night and Saturday. The front will bring an increase in clouds and showers as it moves through, followed by a period of moderate to breezy north to northeast winds. The best forcing will remain well to the north of the state as the front moves through, so we don't anticipate any significant rainfall or flooding concerns with this feature.
The remnant moisture from the old front is expected to gradually lift back north of the islands Saturday night and Sunday, as yet another front approaches from the northwest. This front appears stronger, with moderate to breezy southwesterly winds developing in advance of the feature late Sunday through Monday. The front appears to move through the state late Monday through Tuesday, accompanied by a line of heavier showers with potentially gusty winds, followed by breezy northwesterly winds.

Aviation

Issued at 357 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026
Pre-frontal convergence low clouds and isolated showers expected across Oahu and Maui County this afternoon. AIRMET Sierra is posted for tempo mountain obscurations above 3000 feet across of Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Lanai. Sea breezes will switch to land breezes tonight and clear the cloud cover out over the islands, with AIRMET Sierra ending around this time.
An incoming weak front from the northwest will approach this evening and is expected to bring an increase in showers over Kauai late tonight and spread southeastward Friday. MVFR and lower ceilings are expected along the front over windward and northern slopes as the front moves towards Maui and stalls. North winds will build tonight along the front and veer northeast by Friday afternoon.

Marine

Issued at 357 PM HST Fri Jan 30 2026
A band of low level clouds and showers associated with a weak front will move southeast over the island chain tonight before dissipating over the eastern half of the state Friday. Light and variable winds will be replaced by moderate to fresh northerly to northeasterly winds in the wake of the front as it passes each island. Light and variable winds return to Hawaiian waters Saturday night and early Sunday, with moderate to locally strong southwesterly winds developing ahead of the next cold frontal system approaching from the northwest late Sunday through Monday. This next cold front will move down the island chain from late Monday night through Tuesday, increasing chances for showers. Fresh to locally strong northwesterly winds will build in behind the front as it passes.
Offshore buoys show a large northwest swell filling in. Based on recent buoy observations and model guidance, the High Surf Advisory has been expanded to now include north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai, north facing shores of Maui, and west facing shores of the Big Island. Expect surf heights associated with this initial swell to peak overnight into Friday morning. Seas will also rise above 10 feet, thus a Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in effect. The SCA has also been expanded a bit eastward with this evening's updates.
A bigger, and longer period northwest (300-320 degree) swell is expected to overlap Friday. This second swell is expected to peak Friday afternoon and evening, pushing surf heights above warning levels into Saturday for select north and west facing shores. In addition, the SCA will also expand to most coastal waters with this next swell. The large northwest swells will decline Saturday into early next week. A potentially extra large northwest (310-330 degree) swell may fill in from Tuesday onward next week.
A Coastal Flood Statement remains in effect for low-lying shoreline and roadways due to the combination of large surf and higher than predicted water through Monday afternoon.
Surf along east-facing shores will remain small due to the lack of trades locally and upstream of the state. Surf along south- facing shores will also remain small over the next several days.
.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES… High Surf Warning until 6 PM HST Saturday for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai.
High Surf Advisory until 6 PM HST Saturday for north facing shores of Maui and west facing shores of the Big Island.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Saturday for all Hawaiian Coastal waters exposed to the large northwest swell.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov