Wailua River near Lihue
5.2 mi- Level
- 10.7 ft
- Flow
- 2,330 cfs
Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Model estimate for 9:00 AM HST (no recent station report)
Drizzly and 76°24°.
Today: low 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°), high 84°29° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°).
Now 76°24°
Drizzle
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9a | Drizzle | 76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 76% | 95% | 2 |
| Sat 10a | Drizzle | 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 82°28° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 90% | 4 |
| Sat 11a | Drizzle | 82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°) | 85°29° | 20% | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 62% | 84% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Drizzle | 84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°) | 87°31° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 59% | 93% | 6 |
| Sat 1p | Showers | 84°29° (likely 75°24° to 84°29°) | 87°31° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 59% | 87% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Showers | 84°29° (likely 75°24° to 84°29°) | 87°31° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 59% | 82% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 84°29° (likely 75°24° to 84°29°) | 87°31° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 58% | 86% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Showers | 82°28° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°) | 85°29° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 61% | 87% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°) | 82°28° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 65% | 82% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 70% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 75% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 77% | 70% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 76% | 64% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Showers | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 76% | 49% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 29% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Showers | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 31% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Showers | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 72% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 71% | 39% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°) | 71°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 71% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°) | 71°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 71% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°) | 71°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 71% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 71% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 72% | 58% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Showers | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 69% | 59% | 1 |
| Sun 9a | Showers | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 62% | 46% | 2 |
| Sun 10a | Showers | 79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 81°27° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 55% | 49% | 4 |
| Sun 11a | Showers | 82°28° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°) | 83°28° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 50% | 61% | 5 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 84°29° (likely 76°24° to 84°29°) | 85°29° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 49% | 76% | 6 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°) | 85°29° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 50% | 87% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°) | 85°29° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 51% | 90% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Drizzle | 84°29° (likely 76°24° to 84°29°) | 86°30° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 52% | 82% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 82°28° (likely 74°23° to 82°28°) | 84°29° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 55% | 90% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 80°27° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°) | 82°28° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 61% | 70% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Partly cloudy | 77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 67% | 63% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Partly cloudy | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 72% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Partly cloudy | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 75% | 46% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 75% | 32% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Partly cloudy | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 75% | 32% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Partly cloudy | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 75% | 31% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 74% | 64% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 74% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 74% | 74% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 60% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 73% | 64% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 73% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 73% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 69% | 62% | 1 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 84°29°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
70% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 84. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.29 in7.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.31 in7.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Dry, high 84°, low 71°.
Dry, high 84°, low 71°.
Dry, high 84°, low 71°.
Highs 76–84°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:20 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:35 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 76% less cooling than a typical week.
Cooling degree days, base 65°F
Sticky, humid air (dew point 68°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Puhi weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 6:05 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 58% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing