Light to moderate trade winds will prevail today. A shallow area of moisture brings increased humidity and higher shower chances to the central then western end of the island chain

There's some good news in the tropics: All is quiet, even though there are four tropical waves out there, including three in the Caribbean. What's more, no tropical disturbances are expected to develop over the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center said some strengthening is expected, and One-C may become a tropical storm late Sunday. When it does, it will get the Hawaiian name Ione. It is not forecast to strengthen into a hurricane. The forecast track will keep the system moving due west, well to the south of Hawaii, so no direct impacts are expected.

Back-to-back tropical cyclone impacts are extremely rare in Hawaii. Two named storms have not passed within 300 miles of the main islands of Hawaii within a week since 1992.

Sea-surface temperatures are typically warmer the further south you get in the northern Pacific, which means a tropical cyclone moving toward Hawaii from the south would have a better chance of ...

A hurricane that developed rapidly Monday in the central Pacific Ocean was not expected to cause any issues for Hawaii, a federal meteorologist said, as Hurricane Iona trekked west over warm, open waters.

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