First Alert Forecast: Mostly sunny skies and breezy trades expected throughout Independence Day weekend

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The holiday weekend is here! Warm weather and gusty trades are expected throughout the next several days.

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High pressure to the north of the island chain continues to create breezy-to-gusty trade winds, with some wind gusts potentially climbing up to 30 miles per hour and above.

A stable atmosphere will also lead to limited showers, with any rainfall being mostly focused over windward and mauka neighborhoods. Any rainfall that does pop up on the radar should be relatively isolated and short-lived throughout the weekend.

Windward areas of Hawaii Island and Maui have a higher chance of seeing showers than the rest of the state.

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A near advisory level south swell is expected to pick up on Saturday and peak on Sunday. East shores remain rough and choppy.

View the latest weather conditions here.

Download the HNN Weather app from the Apple App Store or Google Play for the latest updates from your First Alert Weather Team: chief meteorologist Jennifer Robbins, meteorologist Drew Davis, and weather anchors Guy Hagi, Ben Gutierrez, and Billy V.

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