High Surf Advisory | Hawaii Weather

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Hawaii Weather Podcast — it's Wednesday, February 25th. Seventy degrees and clear skies right now.. But the Big Island? Absolutely drenched overnight. Rain chances there hit 99 percent around 1 A.M. That's as close to guaranteed as weather gets. Oahu and Maui catch scattered showers between 1 A.M. And 5 A.M., then sunshine takes over. Let's island hop. Oahu drops to 68 degrees around 3 A.M., climbing to 77 by noon. Northeast winds steady at 16 miles an hour. By afternoon, you're looking at full sunshine. Perfect for that midday beach walk. The Big Island tells a wetter story. Low of 64 around 3 A.M., reaching 72 by noon. Rain continues all day with cloudy skies and a 50 percent chance. Winds shift from north to northwest around 2 A.M. Keep that umbrella close. Maui sits at 64 overnight, peaking at 76 around noon before cooling to 63 by midnight. Northeast winds around 62 miles an hour, gusting higher. Mostly sunny after those early showers clear out. Now the serious part. High Surf Advisory until 6 A.M. Wednesday for north and east facing shores. Surf hits 18 to 24 feet on north shores. Strong currents and breaking waves make swimming dangerous. Stay out of the water. Here's your week ahead. Sunny to mostly sunny through Friday with temps climbing from upper 70s into low 80s. A cold front arrives Sunday bringing scattered showers that could linger into early next week. Spring equinox is three weeks out. And we're gaining over a minute of daylight each day. Sunrise at 6:56 A.M., sunset at 62 degrees:35 P.M. UV index peaks high today, so slather on that sunscreen. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.