Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday…along with the minimum temperatures Tuesday:
80 – 61 Lihue, Kauai
81 – 64 Honolulu, Oahu
76 – 56 Molokai AP
80 – 59 Kahului, Maui
82 – 71 Kailua Kona
82 – 65 Hilo, Hawaii
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Tuesday evening:
0.02 Kalaheo, Kauai
0.02 Waianae Valley, Oahu
0.00 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.02 Kaupo Gap, Maui
0.04 Pahoa, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Tuesday evening:
15 Puu Opae, Kauai – WNW
12 Waianae Valley – W
09 Molokai – ESE
14 Lanai – ENE
15 Kahoolawe – SE
15 Maalaea Bay, Maui – NNE
18 PTA Range 17, Big Island – NW
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 is approaching the state from the northwest
Patchy low clouds…mixed with clear skies
A few scattered showers…mostly over the nearby ocean
to the southwest of Maui and the Big Island
Here’s the looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
The Mauna Kea Summit…on the Big Island of Hawaii
Winds remaining relatively light…with localized volcanic haze. 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 and northwest…with an associated ridge over the central islands. At the same time, we have low pressure systems well to the north of the islands…with the tail-end of a cold front to the northwest. As a result of this pressure pattern, our winds will remain light into Thursday, this will allow vog to remain over some parts of the state. At the same time, the light winds will prompt cool early morning temperatures through Thursday as well. As we get into Friday, we’ll find easterly trade winds returning, strongest during the weekend time frame.
Clear to partly cloudy skies in general, although cloudy in the upcountry areas during the late mornings through early evenings…with just a few light showers into Thursday. Relatively dry and stable conditions prevail, with not many showers falling for the time being. Meanwhile, late season storms are active far to the north of the state, with an associated cold front approaching the state late Wednesday into Thursday. This frontal boundary will likely pass by just to the north of the islands…or clip Kauai. However, its associated clouds to the northeast, will set the stage for an increase in showers along the windward sides of all the islands through the rest of the week into next week. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above, I hope you have a great Tuesday night wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Here on Maui: The skies are clear over Maui early this morning…although there’s light to moderately thick volcanic haze. The low temperature was 45 degrees here at my Kula weather tower at 535am, while it was a warmer 60 degrees down at the Kahului airport, 66 at the Hana airport, and 45 degrees atop the Haleakala Crater at the same time. The warmest low temperature around the state was 70 degrees at Kailua-Kona.
~~~ We’re now into the early afternoon at 115pm, under partly to mostly cloudy skies…along with moderately thick volcanic haze. As noted above, despite these locally dark cumulus clouds around the Haleakala Crater, there continues to be very limited shower activity. Conditions should clear out again this evening into Wednesday morning. The air temperature here in upcountry Kula was 68.2 degrees, while down near sea level at the Kahului AP, it was a warm 79 degrees, while there were 77 degree readings at both Hana and Kapalua airports…while the top of the Haleakala Crater was 61 degrees.
~~~ It’s now 555pm on this early Tuesday evening, under partly to mostly cloudy skies, and still lots of volcanic haze. Despite all the clouds over my area of upcountry Maui this afternoon, I didn’t see any water falling from the sky. The air temperature here at my weather tower was 65 degrees, while down at the Kahului AP, it was 78 degrees, 77 at Kapalua, and 75 out at the Hana AP. Meanwhile, at the summit of the Haleakala Crater it was 59 degrees. I anticipate that skies will clear of clouds tonight, making way for another cool morning on Wednesday…and that the voggy weather will stick around.
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: Tropical Cyclone 18P (Nathan) remains active in the Coral Sea, near Queensland, Australia, here’s the JTWC graphical track map…along with the NOAA satellite image
>>> North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones
Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
Interesting: Bill Proposed to Ban Wild Animals from Circus Performing – Circus elephants just scored a victory with an announcement that Ringling Bros. will be retiring its performers, but big cats and other wild animals left behind may get their own victory in Pennsylvania if a state senator can get them banned.
The emotional and physical toll life on the road as performers takes on elephants has taken center stage, but for other species like big cats, life in the entertainment industry is just as bad.
As Care2?s Abigail Geer pointed out, substituting other wild animals for elephants, which is what Ringling Bros. plans to do, isn’t a total victory. Lions, tigers and other wild animals might be popular attractions, but we should be just as concerned with their continued use and exploitation for our amusement, especially considering some of these species are endangered and their future in the wild is in jeopardy.
While life in traveling shows is one of deprivation for wild animals where their needs as a species and as individuals are ignored, problems also come when they’re no longer useful as performers. Animal advocates have long raised concerns about the life of big cats after circuses decide not to use them anymore, which can include ending up in zoos, canned hunting facilities or the illegal wildlife trade.
As the public continues to turn against using wild and exotic animals as performers, a growing number of local and state regulations that ban or restrict their use, or cruel training tools, keeps growing, but a statewide ban would send a strong message to Ringling Bros. and other companies that continue the practice that it’s time to stop.
Pennsylvania Senator Daylin Leach has promised to act on behalf of these animals by introducing legislation that will ban their use in traveling exhibitions. In an announcement regarding his intention to introduce the bill, he stated:
Elephants are not the only circus animals that are suffering. To maximize profit, traveling exhibitions use grueling itineraries that force all of their animals to endure cramped living quarters, limited social interaction, and perpetual stress. Circuses hide this suffering from audiences, who witness only the power and grace of these magnificent animals. The secret is out. The public will not tolerate this unconscionable cruelty any longer.
Even though Ringling Bros. made the right move for elephants, in theory at least, the circus’ parent company Feld Entertainment is apparently not ready to let go of its other wild animal performers just yet.
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