Forecast Forewarning!
People all around Honolulu have been experiencing weather concerns throughout the entire week.
Throughout January 26th to January 30th, people all around the islands have been experiencing constant precipitation, wind, and cold air. Due to all of this rain, the constant threat of floods and other dangers continues to stand.
In the past 5 days, the National Weather Service has sent out two warnings, a Flood Watch which was issued on Monday, January 27th, and a High Wind Watch which was announced on the 29th. Both weather alerts were considered to be urgent and severe.
It wasn’t just Honolulu, though.
The entire Hawaiian Archipelago had been experiencing inclement weather as well, with Maui and Molokai encountering the worst of it.
Recap!
The first storm this week was on Monday, January 27th, 2025. At about 8:00 PM, people all over Hawaii Kai experienced a power outage that lasted about 2 hours. Electricity returned at approximately 10:15 PM. Since then, there have been many periods of winds and downpour, making the area feel colder than it really is. Even when it’s not raining, wind speeds continue to increase throughout the day.
The following Tuesday and Wednesday were also much colder than usual, with periods of rain showers coming in and out. A thunderstorm was expected to occur Wednesday night and leak into early Thursday, although the storm didn’t occur until about 10:30 AM on Thursday.
The rain lasted hours, only ending at about 7:00 PM that day. The storm had also knocked out power for people around Hawaii. Another storm was expected to occur Thursday Night and Friday Morning as well, although that never happened.
All of the recent precipitation had led to the lingering possibility of flash flooding, which had remained since the first storm. The National Weather Service sent the associated alerts to phones during the entire week, and a Flash Flood warning was sent to all phones on Thursday Night. By now, all warnings have subsided.
So we’re all safe, right?
Well, not quite. It should be noted that as of writing this article, the big island of Hawai’i is still under threat, as extreme levels of precipitation continue to fall. Maui is also experiencing some mild rainfall as well, primarily on the east side of the island.
Meanwhile, the entirety of the big island is being struck by rain, with most of the extreme rain being closer to the east side of the island, near Pāhoa & Ainaloa.
