First Alert Forecast: Trade winds for now, but tropical cyclones could affect Hawaii this weekend

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Quiet trade wind conditions are expected through at least Wednesday with the usual windward and mauka showers, especially during the overnight and morning hours. Some additional moisture is possible around Wednesday.

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We’re keeping a very close watch on tropical cyclones Lowell and Karina, still well to the southeast and east of Hawaii, respectively. There’s still a high level of uncertainty heading into the Labor Day weekend, with the window for impacts from Friday through next week Wednesday.

The current official forecast keeps Lowell as a hurricane well to the south near the end of the week, but that could change due to upper-level steering conditions that have yet to develop. Karina will also be approach from the east about a week from now.

Even if Lowell doesn’t come that close to the islands, it could still bring higher humidity and gusty winds for the Labor Day weekend. Your First Alert Weather Team will keep tracking those systems and others that may develop in the next few days.

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View the latest weather conditions here.

In surf, waves will be small along south shores Monday, with a new swell rising Tuesday that could peak near high surf advisory levels Wednesday. Rough and choppy waves generated by the trade winds will continue for east shores, and conditions for east and southeast shores could be rough and elevated as Lowell passes to the south.

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 and weather anchors Guy Hagi, Dan Cooke, Ben Gutierrez, and Billy V.

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