Below average rainfall allowed severe drought conditions to continue across western Maui.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
Below average rainfall allowed severe drought conditions to continue across western Maui.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 3:31 PM HST, 8 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 331 PM HST Mon Jun 30 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Light east to east-southeast trade winds with localized land and sea breezes are expected today and tomorrow as a weak surface trough lingers north of the islands. High pressure will build north of the area by Wednesday, backing and increasing trade winds into the moderate to breezy range through the rest of the week. Passing showers are expected for typical windward and mountain areas, with some additional showers over the leeward areas during afternoon cloud buildups today and possibly tomorrow. Trade winds could become moderate to strong by the weekend as high pressure is forecast to build further. && .DISCUSSION... A surface trough to the north of the islands has weakened the pressure gradient, which has allowed trade wind speeds to be light to moderate and blow out of a east-southeast direction. Localized land and seas breezes are possible today and tomorrow especially for sheltered leeward areas. This trough is expected to weaken and eventually dissipate around the middle of the week. This will result in trade winds backing to an easterly direction and gradually increasing into the moderate to breezy range. A typical shower distribution can be expected through the week with passing showers moving over windward and mountain areas, some additional cloud and shower buildups are expected for leeward areas this afternoon and to a lesser extent tomorrow afternoon as winds remain light. Drier conditions are possible tomorrow as a pocket of drier air moves through, followed by periodic plumes of moisture and dry air through Friday. Conditions look to dry out further by the weekend and into next week as high pressure becomes firmly established to the northeast and brings a dry and stable airmass to our region. Concurrently, global models indicate trade winds becoming breezy to strong. These factors could elevate fire weather concerns as shower activity could also be limited. && .AVIATION... Moderate east-southeast trades will prevail through this evening. The lighter east-southeasterly flow has allowed sea breezes to develop across some leeward and interior areas this afternoon. These sea breeze showers will clear out later this evening, then clouds and showers will favor windward and mountain areas overnight as pockets of moisture ride in on the trades. As a diffuse surface trough exits the region to the west, the trades will strengthen slightly and gradually back out of the east tomorrow. Some leeward and interior sea breeze clouds and showers will be possible again, but will likely be less active than today. Brief periods of MVFR conditions will be possible in any showers, but overall VFR conditions should prevail. AIRMET Sierra is in effect for mountain obscuration across leeward and interior Oahu where sea breeze showers have been most active. This AIRMET will likely be cancelled later this evening. && .MARINE... A trough positioned north of the islands causes trades to veer slightly to ESE and weaken to moderate this week. Fresh to locally strong trades return this weekend as high pressure reestablishes north of the islands. Small, long period S swell filling in today will hold through tomorrow with surf peaking near the summertime average for S shores. A smaller long period S swell then advances through area waters toward the end of this week bringing a slight boost to surf. Surf along E shores matches trade wind trends, subsiding and remaining small this week then increasing this weekend. Surf along N shores remains seasonally tiny through the period. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Tsamous AVIATION...Farris MARINE...JVC
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
There was little to no rainfall reported for most of Maui County, except localized windward areas.
There was little to no rainfall reported for most of Maui County, except localized windward areas.
There was little to no rainfall reported for most of Maui County, except localized windward areas.
There was little to no rainfall reported for most of Maui County, except localized windward areas.
There was little to no rainfall reported for most of Maui County, except localized windward areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1282653, 1282656, 1282673, 1282674, 1282675.