Forecast Details for Lihue, HI

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Current Alerts for Lihue, HI: Flood Watch High Wind Warning
Wind Advisory

Overnight: Occasional showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 64. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 74. Windy, with a northeast wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 66. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 76. Windy, with an east northeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers. Low around 67. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Isolated showers. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with an east wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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