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Nora weakened to a tropical depression and its remnants are expected to pass south of the islands this weekend.
Remnants of Tropical Storm Nora are expected to pass south of Hawaii and could bring an increased chance of showers to the islands and slightly more humid conditions this weekend.
Nora weakened to a tropical depression Monday night as it passed 450 miles southeast of Hilo with sustained winds of 35 mph at 11 p.m. Nora was traveling west at 6 mph and wind shear should weaken the storm into a remnant low by Saturday.
As it weakens, Nora will turn to the west-southwest as what’s left of the storm gets caught up in the easterly tradewind flow.
Forecasters say tropical moisture from the northern edge of Nora could bring an increase in windward and mauka showers, especially over the Big Island, this weekend.
However it’s not clear how close Nora will get.
There may also be an increase in humidity over the state.
“It will be a little more humid. But it’s not going to be anything oppressive,” said Bob Burke, a meteorologist with the Honolulu office of the National Weather Service.
Forecasters expect tradewinds to return by Wednesday morning on Oahu after a weak weather system passes over the islands.
The system will bring an increased chance of showers, mostly in windward and mauka areas, over the next two days.
The cooling tradewinds should continue to blow through the weekend, with an increased chance of rain as Nora’s remnants pass to the south.
Meanwhile, National Hurricane Center forecasters are watching yet another another area of low pressure in the East Pacific, about 900 miles south of Baja California. That system has an 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next five days as it moves west.
