Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday…along with the minimum temperatures Wednesday:
81 – 63 Lihue, Kauai
80 – 69 Honolulu, Oahu
80 – 66 Molokai AP
83 – 61 Kahului, Maui
83 – 73 Kailua Kona
81 – 68 Hilo, Hawaii
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Wednesday evening:
0.03 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.29 Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.01 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.11 Mahinahina, Maui
0.05 Saddle Quarry, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Wednesday evening:
14 Waimea Heights, Kauai – WSW
18 Wheeler AAF, Oahu – NNE
08 Molokai – NW
13 Lanai – SW
12 Kahoolawe – ESE
09 Hana, Maui – SE
15 South Point, Big Island – NE
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
A weak cold front to the northwest…with clearing skies ahead of it
Clouds clearing…with some still around the edges
Showers in a few places, generally dry however
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
Light south to southeast breezes through Thursday…which is bringing volcanic haze over the islands. Here’s the latest weather map, showing the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the North Pacific Ocean, along with a real-time wind profiler of the central Pacific. We find a high pressure system far to the northeast of the state, with ridges of high pressure to the northeast and northwest of Hawaii. At the same time, we have low pressure systems to the north, with a cold front over the waters just to the northwest and north of the island chain. The winds will remain light from the south to southeast, which is bringing volcanic haze (vog) back over our area. The weak cold front to our northwest will move over the state later Thursday into Friday, with generally light northwest winds accompanying it. Looking further ahead, light trade winds will fill back into the state by the weekend, before our winds veer and strengthen from the south and southwest…ahead of a stronger cold front moving into the state early next week.
Generally fair weather…as we wait for a cold front to arrive late Thursday into Friday. Here’s the looping radar image showing light showers…which are being carried our way on the southeasterly air flow. These light winds will limit shower activity along the windward sections, as they gravitate towards the upcountry interior areas during the afternoon hours…although nothing very much. The forecast continues to call for a weak cold front arriving over Kauai Thursday evening…which should bring a a modest increase in light showers into Friday. As the trade winds return by the weekend, whatever showers that are still around will shift back over to the windward sides. A robust cold front will likely bring more widespread rainfall early next week…with yet another strong cold front arriving next Wednesday night into Thursday. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above, I hope you have a great Wednesday night wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Here in Kula, Maui: It looks partly cloudy overhead, although its still too dark to know for sure, on this Wednesday morning. The air temperature near its minimal reading this morning was 54.9 degrees, while at the same time down near the ocean in Kahului…it was a warmer 64 degrees. It’s light enough now that I can see lots of clouds over and around Maui County…although no sign of volcanic haze yet. ~~~ It’s now 11am, and I do see some vog moving over Maui again, although skies have cleared back to be near cloud free…expect over the slopes of the Haleakala Crater, including my house. ~~~ It’s now almost 6pm Wednesday evening, with moderately thick volcanic haze well in place now. Clouds formed over Maui County during the afternoon hours, although despite their presence, I haven’t seen any showers falling in my area. The downslope winds tonight will likely clear these clouds out by the morning, bringing more seasonably cool temperatures down to sea level in many areas. The current temperature, at the time of this writing, was 64 degrees, while at the same time, it was 77 degrees down at the Kahului airport…and 77 degrees also at Kapalua on the upper west side.
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: There are no active tropical cyclones
>>> South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
>>> North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 08S (Diamondra) is dissipating, here’s the JTWC graphical track map for this weakening tropical storm. Here’s the Navy satellite image of this system…to the south-southeast of Diego Garcia in the South Indian Ocean – Final Warning
Tropical cyclone 09S (Eunice) remains active, here’s the JTWC graphical track map for this strengthening tropical storm. Here’s the NOAA satellite image of this system…to the south-southwest of Diego Garcia in the South Indian Ocean.
Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
Interesting: Pollution Blamed as Leading Cause of Death in Developing World – In 2012, pollution – in the form of contaminated soil, water, and both indoor and outdoor air – was responsible for 8.4 million deaths in developing countries, finds Pollution: The Silent Killer of Millions in Poor Countries. That’s almost three times more deaths than those caused by malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined: Malaria claimed 600,000 lives in 2012, HIV/AIDS caused 1.5 million deaths and tuberculosis killed 900,000 individuals.
And the Ebola outbreak that had American legislators shaking in their suits, while ignoring more pressing national issues? Last year, fewer than 8,000 individuals died from the Ebola virus, the report says.
Worldwide, pollution is responsible for 8.9 million deaths – or 1 in 7 deaths globally. But 94 percent of the burden of pollution falls on lower-income countries “who are the least equipped to deal with the problem,” according to the report.
Of the 8.4 million pollution-caused deaths in developing countries, air pollution was the leading offender, the report finds. Forty-four percent of pollution-caused deaths resulted from household air pollution, such as cook stoves that contaminate the air, and 38 percent were caused by ambient air pollution, including particulates from power plants, cars and trucks. The contamination of soil and food from heavy metals released by industry and mining accounted for 10 percent of pollution-caused deaths, while local water systems, polluted by sewage and industrial waste, made up 8 percent. Cancers, strokes, and heart and respiratory diseases are just some of the fatal health conditions that can result from exposure to pollution, the report says.
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