Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday…along with the minimum temperatures Thursday:
83 – 65 Lihue, Kauai
79 – 74 Honolulu, Oahu
78 – 62 Molokai AP
81 – 61 Kahului, Maui
82 – 68 Kailua Kona
87 – 64 Hilo, Hawaii
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Thursday evening:
0.04 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.54 Dillingham, Oahu
0.00 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.01 Puu Kukui, Maui
0.06 Saddle Quarry, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Thursday evening:
18 Poipu, Kauai – SW
23 Kaneohe MCBH, Oahu – SW
20 Molokai – NW
27 Lanai – S
20 Kahoolawe – S
27 Kapalua, Maui – S
20 Pali 2, Big Island – S
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 fragmenting cold front is over parts of the island chain…
with another cold front further to the northwest
Cloud bands heading southeast
Showers at times locally…nothing heavy
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
High Surf Advisory…north and west shores of Kauai, and north
shores of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui
Southwest to southerly breezes, which is bringing volcanic haze…locally gusty. 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 high pressure systems far to the northeast of the state, with a ridge of high pressure near the Big Island. At the same time, we have low pressure systems to the north, with a cold frontal cloud band in the vicinity of the state. The winds will remain from the south to southwest ahead of this front, which is bringing volcanic haze (vog) over some areas. The weak cold front will keep clouds and a few showers around into Friday, with generally light west to northwest winds accompanying it. Looking ahead, light trade winds will fill back into the state over the weekend, before our winds veer and strengthen some from the south and southwest…ahead of a stronger cold front moving towards the state around next Tuesday.
A weak cold front will bring some generally light showers into Friday. Here’s the looping radar image showing light showers associated with a quickly weakening cold front…bringing a few showers tonight into Friday. As the trade winds return during the weekend, whatever showers that are still around, will shift back over to the windward sides. A stronger cold front will likely bring more widespread showers around next Tuesday…with yet another front arriving around next Thursday. There may be changes in next week’s weather outlook, as the computer models settle into a more uniform outlook with time…stay tuned. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above, I hope you have a great Thursday night wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Here in Kula, Maui: It looks like there are clear skies overhead, and its still too dark to know how much volcanic haze may still be around on this Thursday morning. The air temperature near its minimal reading this morning was 48.9 degrees, while at the same time down near the ocean in Kahului…it was a warmer 63 degrees. Meanwhile, it was 61 degrees out at the Hana airport, and 43 degrees up at the summit of the Haleakala Crater. ~~~ It’s now almost 7am with an air temperature of 49.3, under clear to partly cloudy conditions here in Kula. There’s moderately thick volcanic haze over Maui County, which is limiting visibilities quite a bit. Otherwise, it’s quite cloud free in many areas. ~~~ Here on Maui at noon, it was very voggy, with the breezy kona winds bringing clouds overhead. Radar doesn’t show any showers falling yet, although there may be a few light ones with time. The air temperature early this afternoon at my place (3,100′ feet on the western slope of the Haleakala Crater) was 69.3 degrees. ~~~ It’s early evening here in Kula, with off and on breezy kona winds blowing. This air flow has picked up volcanic haze from the vents on the Big Island…and is carrying it over Maui County, among other places in the state. I’d call it at least moderately thick, not terrible, although certainly not good either. Skies otherwise are mostly clear before sunset, with an air temperature of 65.8 degrees.
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 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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