More showers, breezy winds still possible on Hawaii Island as Tropical Depression Moke passes

News admin August 24, 2026 0 Comments

More showers, breezy winds still possible on Hawaii Island as Tropical Depression Moke passes

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Moke has been downgraded to a tropical depression as it continues on a path south of the Hawaiian Islands.

The National Hurricane Center said at 11 p.m. Sunday, the tropical depression was centered 380 miles southwest of Hilo and was moving to the west at 13 miles per hour.

The tropical depression had maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour with higher gusts. Moke is forecast to should degenerate into a remnant low Monday and dissipate Tuesday.

Watches and Warnings

The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch that will be in effect through Monday afternoon for the island of Hawaii.

Threats from Moke

WIND: Winds will be breezy Monday and weaken further to more typical speeds Tuesday.

RAINFALL: Cloud bands along the northern periphery of the tropical storm could bring 3 to 6 inches of rain through Monday for windward and southeast slopes of Hawaii Island. While it doesn’t sound like much, the National Weather Service said it won’t take much rainfall to produce flash flooding on ground already saturated from Hurricane Lala.

Parts of East Maui may also get 3 to 6 inches of rain. For the remainder of the islands, moisture drawn northward from Moke may bring up to 1 or 2 inches of rain.