Hawaii Weather: 02-22-2026

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Hawaii Weather Podcast — it's Sunday, February 22nd. And folks, we just lived through a weather plot twist. Yesterday's storm barely left a trace — two-hundredths of an inch of rain. But overnight? Hana got hammered with three to four inches per hour. Meanwhile, the Big Island summits woke up to snow. Yes, snow in Hawaii. Winter Weather Advisories expire at 6 A.M., but slick roads and freezing fog could hang around through sunrise up there. That upper-level trough is finally lifting north. Oahu starts with scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon, then partly sunny skies take over. You'll hit 80 degrees with light west-northwest winds shifting around 8 A.M. Over on Maui, thunderstorms roll in right at sunrise, then you're looking at 81 degrees — though temps drop to 75 by afternoon as winds swing from southwest to west around 2 P.M. Big Island? Isolated storms early, then scattered showers and a high of 77 degrees. Winds shift from west-northwest to northeast by 8 A.M. Now here's the kicker: Monday brings more rain. A new shortwave trough swings in, reigniting heavy downpours — especially Oahu and Maui. Tuesday, trade winds roar back at 18 miles an hour, focusing showers on windward slopes. Midweek, a ridge builds and dries us out. Surf's the wild card — north-northeast swells build Monday, hitting warning levels by Tuesday. Expect erosion and harbor surges in Kahului and Hilo. Sunrise at 6:58 A.M., sunset at 6:34 P.M. — we're gaining one minute and ten seconds of daylight. Alright. If this helped you plan your day, share it with a friend who needs a weather heads-up. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.