HONOLULU (KHON2) – Typical June weather will persist through the week, with locally breezy trade winds focusing showers over windward and mauka areas.
Broad surface high pressure far north of the state will maintain trades near current strength through at least Wednesday, followed by a slight decrease in winds on Thursday as the high shifts to the northeast.
A mid-level ridge overhead will maintain stable conditions, and little organized moisture is forecast to be moving along the trade wind flow.
As a result, expect showers to be focused along windward areas, especially at night, with rainfall accumulations of less than a half of an inch per day at most sites.
Leeward areas will continue to be rather dry, except for scattered afternoon showers along the Kona slopes of the Big Island.
Thin high clouds will pass over the islands into Monday, then dissipate as an upper-level low west of the state drifts away.