Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday…along with the minimum temperatures Monday:
80 – 63 Lihue, Kauai
80 – 66 Honolulu, Oahu
81 – 57 Molokai AP
84 – 59 Kahului, Maui
83 – 69 Kailua Kona
82 – 63 Hilo, Hawaii
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Monday evening:
0.21 Kilohana, Kauai
0.01 Schofield East, Oahu
0.00 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.00 Maui
0.11 Saddle Quarry, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Monday evening:
09 Port Allen, Kauai
15 Wheeler AAF, Oahu
09 Molokai
12 Lanai
12 Kahoolawe
10 Kaupo Gap, Maui
15 South Point, Big Island
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. This web cam is available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon shining down during the night at times. Plus, during the nights you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise and sunset too… depending upon weather conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
Our winds will remain light, with just a few showers…pleasant,
late autumn weather conditions prevail
Daytime sea breezes after clear cool mornings…and spotty
afternoon upcountry showers – locally very voggy
Gusty trade winds will return with their associated windward
showers in the wake of a weak cold front Wednesday…followed
by another cold front with its showers this weekend…with
strong and gusty trade winds filling in behind both fronts
High Surf Advisory…north and west shores of Kauai, Oahu
and Molokai / north shores of Maui
Small craft Advisory…for high surf and anticipated stronger
trade winds
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
Skies remain mostly clear over the islands…with some minor clouds over the ocean. Here’s the looping radar image showing just a few showers out over the ocean, while the islands are dry. The light and variable winds with daytime sea breezes, will prompt more afternoon upcountry clouds Tuesday, although with only a few showers. Nights will be clear, with cool air draining down from the mountains into the coastal zones by the mornings. As we get into the mid-week time frame, we’ll see a weak cold front bring some showers our way. Gusty trade winds will return in the wake of the Wednesday front, bring back some passing windward showers. As we push into the weekend, another stronger cold front will bring showers. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above, I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
>>> Atlantic Ocean: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean
>>> Caribbean Sea: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
>>> Gulf of Mexico: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a satellite image of the Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.
>>> Eastern Pacific: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 North Pacific hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.
Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)
>>> Central Pacific: The central north Pacific hurricane season has officially ended. Routine issuance of the tropical weather outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, special tropical weather outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)
>>> Northwest Pacific Ocean: Tropical storm 22W (Hagupit) remains active…soon moving out over the South China Sea. Here’s a JTWC graphical track map…along with a NOAA satellite image.
>>> South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
>>> North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones
Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
Interesting: New Technology Brings Temperatures Down – Greek villages are famous for their glittering white walls and beautiful blue painted accents, which make them a dazzling sight whether you’re approaching the sea or looking out across them from the windows of your blessedly cool room — which stays cool even in the height of summer heat. If you look around, you might notice that there’s no air conditioning. The Greeks don’t need it, because their homes are specifically designed to control temperatures and keep people comfortable. Thick walls insulate rooms to keep temperatures stable, while those handsome white roofs and walls reflect heat.
Researchers inspired by this ancient and simple climate control technique just developed a high tech version that keeps buildings cool without the use of electricity. The technology is critical for a world in which many nations are struggling to reduce energy usage and make more environmentally friendly homes, offices and other buildings. With this modern update, an old-fashioned tactic already known and beloved will get a new lease on life.
Dubbed photonic radiative cooling, the technology, while relies on layers of materials, is really more like two technologies — bundled into one. The first is one many of us (including the Greeks) are familiar with: A reflective layer on the top bounces sunlight off a structure so it won’t heat up over the course of the day. This allows buildings to stay as cool as possible, even when they sit in direct sun. But there’s another problem: even if sunlight is reflected, buildings can still heat up. Ambient climate conditions as well as activities inside the building may drive internal temperatures up, possibly to an uncomfortable level, leaving people inside longing for additional relief.
That’s why the technology also includes layers of materials that radiate heat from the inside of the building outwards. However, there’s a small trick here. Such heat, known as infrared radiation, would just make the environment around the building warmer, creating a cyclical heat problem. Instead, it needs to be vented somewhere, preferably far, far away. The solution from the team of researchers is rather ingenious — the materials inside their technology increase the wavelengths of the infrared radiation, allowing it to escape to space instead of trapping it right next to the building. In essence, they’re using space as their heat sink.
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