Forecast Details for Lihue, HI

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Current Alerts for Lihue, HI: Flood Watch High Surf Advisory
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 between a tenth and quarter 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 80%. 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 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Windy, with an east northeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Isolated showers. Mostly 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. Mostly 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. Partly sunny, 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 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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