Weather in Kapaau

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:05 am (HST)

Now · drizzle 75 °F

Feels like: 78 °F
Low / high: 75 / 78 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.59 in
Wind: 13 mph ESE

→ 29.91 inHg · steady UV 6 · high

Today in Kapaau: light rain, 75 °F to 78 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.59 in) and a moderate breeze from the east-southeast (13 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 75 °F to 77 °F and a 87% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 78 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

78° 75°
Today
77° 75°
Fri 30
77° 76°
Sat 31
76° 74°
Sun 1
75° 73°
Mon 2
74° 72°
Tue 3
74° 72°
Wed 4
75° 73°
Thu 5
76° 74°
Fri 6
77° 74°
Sat 7
76° 74°
Sun 8
78° 75°
Mon 9
76° 75°
Tue 10
76° 74°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light rain	75 / 78 °F	100% · 0.59 in	17 mph E	4.5 ft	6:23 am · 5:05 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	75 / 77 °F	87% · 0.18 in	16 mph E	4.5 ft	7:23 am · 5:59 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	76 / 77 °F	53% · 0.15 in	16 mph E	3.5 ft	8:34 am · 7:35 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Drizzle	74 / 76 °F	71% · 0.27 in	17 mph ENE	4.7 ft	9:51 am · 10:12 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	73 / 75 °F	86% · 0.40 in	20 mph E	5.4 ft	10:55 am · 11:44 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	72 / 74 °F	53% · 0.18 in	19 mph E	5.5 ft	11:45 am	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	72 / 74 °F	66% · 0.22 in	24 mph E	5.3 ft	12:46 am · 12:27 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	73 / 75 °F	65% · 0.12 in	24 mph E	5.4 ft	1:33 am · 1:03 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	74 / 76 °F	55% · 0.07 in	25 mph E	7.9 ft	2:12 am · 1:36 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	74 / 77 °F	56% · 0.07 in	27 mph E	8.0 ft	2:46 am · 2:06 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	74 / 76 °F	57% · 0.18 in	21 mph ESE	7.9 ft	3:19 am · 2:35 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	75 / 78 °F	48%	18 mph ESE	7.2 ft	3:51 am · 3:04 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	75 / 76 °F	54% · 0.07 in	17 mph E	6.5 ft	4:25 am · 3:33 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	74 / 76 °F	58% · 0.02 in	19 mph E	8.2 ft	5:01 am · 4:01 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Drizzle	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Light drizzle	Heavy drizzle	Light rain	Light drizzle
Temperature	75°	76°	76°	77°	78°	77°	76°	76°
Chance of rain	89%	81%	77%	80%	87%	100%	96%	89%
Rain	0.03 in	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.05 in	0.07 in	0.02 in
Wind (mph)	13 ESE	9 ESE	12 ESE	17 ESE	14 E	13 E	13 E	15 E
Humidity	88%	87%	86%	85%	84%	87%	91%	89%
UV	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on temperature tomorrow: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	78°	77°	77°	76°	75°	74°	74°
AIFS	77°	78°	78°	77°	77°	77°	78°
GFS	77°	77°	81°	80°	75°	78°	77°
ICON	84°	87°	85°	86°	81°	83°	87°
Confidence	medium	low	medium	medium	medium	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.59 in	0.18 in	0.15 in	0.27 in	0.40 in	0.18 in	0.22 in
AIFS	0.67 in	0.25 in	0.13 in	0.50 in	0.38 in	0.18 in	0.14 in
GFS	0.51 in	0.16 in	0.01 in	0.06 in	0.10 in	0.01 in	0.04 in
ICON	0.12 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1723	1622	1622	1720	2026	1929	2435
AIFS	13	14	13	14	19	19	19
GFS	1522	1821	1616	2119	2324	2222	2630
ICON	620	815	816	1547	1751	1342	1038
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	high	medium	medium	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	87%	53%	71%	86%	53%	66%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	97%	55%	39%	68%	42%	39%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal −0.7 °F	A bit above +35%	Normal +0.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit above +24%	Normal +0.4 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	77° / 76°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	77° / 75°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.2 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	76° / 75°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
December	Normal +0.4 °F	A bit below −28%	Normal +0.4 °F
January	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit below −40%	Normal +0.2 °F
February	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit below −35%	Normal −0.2 °F
March	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit below −45%	Normal −0.2 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Kapaau climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Kapaau is from April to September and in January: highs of 79 °F to 85 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 5 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Kapaau, about 2 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Douglas, in July 2020.

79° 65°

JanJ
78° 65°

FebF
79° 66°

MarM
80° 67°

AprA
82° 68°

MayM
83° 69°

JunJ
83° 70°

JulJ
84° 71°

AugA
85° 71°

SepS
84° 70°

OctO
82° 69°

NovN
80° 67°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	79°	65°	4.27 in	9	6.3	76°	6.0 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	78°	65°	4.48 in	10	6.6	76°	6.1 ft	–
MarchMar	79°	66°	8.18 in	12	6.3	76°	5.9 ft	–
AprilApr	80°	67°	3.17 in	11	7.7	76°	5.6 ft	–
MayMay	82°	68°	2.10 in	10	8.4	77°	5.2 ft	–
JuneJun	83°	69°	0.47 in	11	8.9	78°	5.3 ft	–
JulyJul	83°	70°	0.48 in	11	8.5	79°	5.3 ft	3
AugustAug	84°	71°	0.82 in	10	8.0	80°	5.1 ft	1
SeptemberSep	85°	71°	1.32 in	10	7.7	80°	5.0 ft	1
OctoberOct	84°	70°	3.63 in	10	7.2	80°	5.2 ft	–
NovemberNov	82°	69°	3.57 in	11	6.0	79°	6.1 ft	–
DecemberDec	80°	67°	6.31 in	11	6.1	77°	6.5 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	76°	6.0 ft	–
Feb	76°	6.1 ft	–
Mar	76°	5.9 ft	–
Apr	76°	5.6 ft	–
May	77°	5.2 ft	–
Jun	78°	5.3 ft	–
Jul	79°	5.3 ft	3
Aug	80°	5.1 ft	1
Sep	80°	5.0 ft	1
Oct	80°	5.2 ft	–
Nov	79°	6.1 ft	–
Dec	77°	6.5 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 38.81 in of rain on about 127 days and about 2,650 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now75 °Ffeels like 78 °F

Tomorrow75 / 77 °F

It's 75 °F now (feels like 78 °F). Today, 75 °F to 78 °F; tomorrow, 75 °F to 77 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.59 in
Fri 30 87% 0.18 in
Sat 31 53% 0.15 in
Sun 1 71% 0.27 in
Mon 2 86% 0.40 in
Tue 3 53% 0.18 in
Wed 4 66% 0.22 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.59 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 87% and 0.18 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.68 in; last 3 days, 0.75 in; last 7 days, 1.10 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity88%

Dew point71 °F

Humidity is 88% now and the dew point is 71 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now1.4 mimisty

Clouds100%

Visibility is misty now (1.4 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak6high

Fri 30: 7 · Sat 31: 8 · Sun 1: 7

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.86

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.03 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 23

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light showers	75 / 78 °F	0.66 in	18 mph E
Tue 27	Light drizzle	76 / 79 °F	0.04 in	11 mph E
Mon 26	Light drizzle	73 / 77 °F	0.02 in	13 mph ESE
Sun 25	Drizzle	74 / 75 °F	0.21 in	11 mph E
Sat 24	Light drizzle	75 / 77 °F	0.07 in	13 mph E
Fri 23	Light drizzle	74 / 76 °F	0.05 in	14 mph E
Thu 22	Light drizzle	74 / 78 °F	0.02 in	18 mph E

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Drizzle	74 / 77 °F	0.14 in	24 mph E
Tue 20	Light drizzle	75 / 78 °F	0.07 in	25 mph E
Mon 19	Drizzle	75 / 78 °F	0.27 in	24 mph E
Sun 18	Heavy drizzle	73 / 77 °F	0.50 in	25 mph E
Sat 17	Light drizzle	74 / 78 °F	0.14 in	21 mph E
Fri 16	Heavy drizzle	74 / 78 °F	0.39 in	24 mph E
Thu 15	Light drizzle	75 / 79 °F	0.12 in	22 mph E
Wed 14	Light drizzle	75 / 77 °F	0.01 in	16 mph E
Tue 13	Light drizzle	75 / 78 °F	0.04 in	24 mph E
Mon 12	Light drizzle	74 / 77 °F	0.07 in	20 mph E
Sun 11	Clear sky	74 / 78 °F	0	17 mph E
Sat 10	Light drizzle	77 / 78 °F	0.01 in	22 mph E
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	76 / 81 °F	0	22 mph E
Thu 8	Light drizzle	77 / 79 °F	0.02 in	6 mph NE
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	73 / 77 °F	0	9 mph E
Tue 6	Mainly clear	73 / 77 °F	0	15 mph ESE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	74 / 78 °F	0.08 in	18 mph E
Sun 4	Light drizzle	75 / 78 °F	0.12 in	21 mph E
Sat 3	Light drizzle	74 / 77 °F	0.11 in	17 mph E
Fri 2	Mainly clear	76 / 80 °F	0	17 mph E
Thu 1	Partly cloudy	76 / 80 °F	0	18 mph E
Wed 30	Overcast	76 / 80 °F	0	13 mph E
Tue 29	Mainly clear	74 / 80 °F	0	20 mph E

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in KapaauQuestions

What's the weather like today in Kapaau?

Light rain, from 75 °F to 78 °F, with a moderate breeze from the east-southeast (13 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Kapaau?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 87% (0.18 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 72 °F and a high of 78 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.91 inHg and steady: +0.02 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Kapaau?

The best time to visit Kapaau is from April to September and in January: highs of 79 °F to 85 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Kapaau in October?

In October, Kapaau normally sees highs of 84 °F and lows of 70 °F, with about 10 rainy days (3.63 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 80 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Kapaau?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 85 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 65 °F. The wettest is March (8.18 in) and the driest, June.

When is hurricane season in Kapaau?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 5 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Kapaau, about 2 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Douglas, in July 2020.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 3.5 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:05 am (local time).

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