Hurricane Lowell weakens slightly as Hawaii braces for possible impacts
Sunday, September 6, 2026 78° Today's Paper The five-day forecast map of Hurricane Lowell as of 11 p.m. today. Hurricane Lowell weakened to a Category 4 storm Friday night as it moved west across the Pacific, with forecasters warning that it could bring wind, rain, dangerous surf and storm surge to the western islands early next week. Lowell was about 625 miles southwest of Lihue and 610 miles southwest of Honolulu at 11 p.m., with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. The hurricane was moving west at about 7 mph. Lowell is expected to continue westward through Saturday before making a sharp turn north or north-northeast Sunday.