Puna Weather
Tuesday 17th February 2026
Today showers decreasing this morning becoming mostly dry through Thursday with moderate to breezy easterly trade winds.
Friday through Monday scattered showers, possibly heavy at times with snow above 11,000'. Moderate easterly trade winds through the period.
Upper level lows to our northwest and northeast have a ridge over us through Thursday (200mb chart). Under this ridge is descending air leading to dry and stable conditions upstream of us (satellite moisture image) with dew points forecast to drop into the upper 50s and lower 60s.
Low pressure aloft dominates the region Friday through Monday, possibly through all of next week (500mb chart) with cold air aloft and deep moisture overhead. Surface high pressure to our northeast maintains easterly trade flow for the next week or so.
The combination of cold air aloft, abundant moisture, and onshore flow adds up to a good soaking for everyone on the windward side. It is possible frequent showers and the threat of heavy rain could extend through Friday, but this is hard to forecast.
