A high pressure area north of the islands will keep the trade winds blowing across the state through the first half of next week, the National Weather Service said.

A shear line is expected to dissipate across Maui and the Big Island today, forecasters said.

Behind the shear line lies a large area of stable low clouds along with a cooler air mass. These clouds will cause mainly mostly cloudy skies today.

Sunnier weather and gentler trades are on tap for part of the weekend.

Here's how the end of the work week is looking at this point:

Today: Isolated showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northeast wind between 14 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind between 9 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.