The National Weather Service forecast continues to call for breezy trade winds to last through Saturday due to a strong high pressure area north of the islands.

Clouds and showers carried by the trades will be centered mainly over windward and mauka areas, forecasters said.

The trades are expected to ease off a bit starting Sunday and to continue at a moderate level through the middle of next week.

"Kika," a relatively small tropical storm, will pass far south of the islands along a west-northwest track, according to the latest Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecast information.

The storm system is not expected to significantly affect weather in Hawaii during the next few days.

Here's what to expect leading into the weekend:

Today: Scattered showers after noon. Partly cloudy, with a high near 87. East wind between 15 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a east wind between 17 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a east wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.