Light to moderately strong trade winds will continue to blow across our tropical latitudes here in the islands. The latest weather map shows high pressure systems located to the NW and north of the islands…the source of our trade winds now. It appears, according to the latest computer forecast models, that our winds will stay about the same as we move through the first part of this new week…and then begin to soften gradually towards the weekend.

The long lasting upper level trough of low pressure continues to move away towards the west. Weather maps show the upper level trough of low pressure to the NW of Kauai Monday. As the upper trough moves away towards the west, we have returned back into a normal trade wind weather pattern during this new week. Showers will fall at times along the windward sides as usual, and perhaps along the Kona slopes during the afternoons or evenings too. 

It’s Monday here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Besides the few showers that will fall along the windward sides, and those upslope showers in Kona during the afternoon hours, weather conditions will remain favorably inclined right on this Labor Day holiday. It will be a great day for most outdoor activities, especially along those sun filled leeward beaches. I sometimes give comparisons between Kula and Kahului, here on Maui, during the early morning hours. This time lets check the tempatures early Monday afternoon, which shows Kula at a relatively warm 74F degrees, while at the same time, down at the Kahului airport, it was a warmer 87F degrees. ~~~ I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative. I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be reading from! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Light to moderately strong trade winds will be the rule here in Hawaii well into the future. The latest weather map shows high pressure systems located to the NE and NW of the islands…the source of our breezy trade winds now. This type of wind regime is very common during the late summer period here in the tropics. The latest computer forecast models don’t show any letup in the trade winds well into the future. As always, the winds are lightest during the night and morning hours, picking up during the afternoons.  

Nothing unusual in terms of showers here in Hawaii at the moment, with the usual places receiving a few…although a few could be briefly heavy. The computer forecast models show an upper level trough of low pressure moving closer Friday into the weekend. This upper trough may be able to enhance local showers some then. As the trade winds will be active, the focus for showers will generally be along the windward sides…although the leeward slopes on the Big Island and Maui, may see additional afternoon and evening showers too. 

It’s Thursday here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As we move through this very last part of August, we have the trade winds dominating our Hawaiian Island weather picture…which is typical. As noted in the two paragraphs above, little change in their strength is expected, with a chance of somewhat more showers as we get into the weekend time frame. Last weekend we saw a trough of low pressure bring localized heavy showers, and even a couple of thunderstorms on Oahu. Last weekend was a different story however, as the winds were light, which put most of the showers over the interior sections of the islands. This coming weekend in contrast, the trade winds will be breezy, which will keep most of the showers over the windward sides. The two exceptions will be along the leeward slopes of the Big Island and Maui…where there may be showery weather during the afternoon hours locally. There could be a briefly heavy shower along those volcanic slopes, although the clouds will clear back after dark. ~~~ The recent south swell that graced our leeward beaches didn’t get as large as expected, and as a result the high surf advisory was cancelled soon after it was issued. There will be a couple more swells coming up from the southern hemisphere during the next week, although nothing is expected to be large enough to pose danger. ~~~ A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific, called tropical storm Gil. It will peak in strength, well below the hurricane status. The GFS model shows whatever is left of Gil, which will just be an area of moisture with no wind left…could bring an increase in windward biased showers to the islands around next Friday, September 7th. Later in the day another new tropical depression called 11E, which will soon be troipical storm Henrietta sprung to life as well. ~~~ All things considered, our weather here in the islands will be just fine for the most part! I’ll be back early Friday morning with your next new narrative from paradise. I hope you have a great Thursday night wherever you happen to be reading from. By the way, the Night Blooming Jasmine, growing just below my weather tower windows, is sending the most intoxicating scent these days…incredible! Aloha for now…Glenn. 

The cooling and refreshing trade winds continue to grace the Hawaiian Islands, with no end in sight. The latest weather map shows high pressure systems located to the NE and NW of the islands…the source of our breezy trade winds now. The latest forecast calls for the trade winds to increase a little more into the second half of the week. The trade winds will moderate and temper the very warm conditions along the leeward beaches during the afternoon hours. At the same time it will keep our local ocean surface ruffled with white caps.

The usual showers will continue to fall along the windward sides of the islands, at least in places…and then increase some into the weekend. The latest computer forecast models show an upper level ridge of high pressure over the state, which will keep us relatively dry through the work week. It will be replaced however by an upper level trough of low pressure Friday. This means that we could see an increase in showers by the weekend. As the trade winds will be quite strong then, the focus for showers will generally be along the windward sides…although some stray showers could be carried over into the leeward sides on the smaller islands then. The one wild card in regards to this expected increase in showers, will be how much moisture will be around then, which remains a question.

It’s Wednesday here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Our weather here in the lovely Hawaiian Islands remains nice, and will stay that way through these last couple of days of August. Part of nice of course includes those occasional passing showers along the north and east facing windward coasts and and slopes. The south and west facing leeward sides of the islands will find warm sunshine beaming down in most areas during the days, with only the Kona coast on the Big Island expected to have a few afternoon or evening showers here and there. ~~~ Meanwhile, in the marine environment, we have a new south swell that has arrived from the southern hemisphere. If you find yourself at one of our lovely beaches, where the waves look a little too big, then stay on shore…it can be dangerous! ~~~ Glancing over into the eastern Pacific, we found the development of a new tropical depression called 10E Wednesday morning. It strengthened into a tropical storm called Gil during the day, although poses no threat to our Hawaiian Islands…and won’t reach hurricane force before dissipating soon. ~~~ I’ll be back early Thursday morning with your next new weather narrative, I hope you enjoy your Wednesday night until then wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Light to locally moderate trade winds will continue, picking up some during the second half of the week here in Hawaii. The latest weather map shows a pair of 1027 millibar high pressure systems, to the NE and NW of the islands…the source of our balmy trade winds now. The latest forecast calls for the trade winds to pick up gradually through the first half of this week, then increase further into the second half…perhaps even getting strong enough by Thursday or Friday to require small craft wind advisories in those windiest areas around the Aloha state. This type of trade wind regime is very common during the late summer period.

Rainfall will generally be quite light through most of the work week, with some increase expected towards the weekend. The latest computer forecast models suggest that an upper ridge of high pressure, that will keep us relatively dry through the week, although moving steadily westward…replaced by another upper level trough of low pressure by Friday. This in turn means that we could see an increase in showers by the weekend. As the trade winds will be quite strong then, the focus for showers will generally be along the windward sides…although some stray showers could be carried over into the leeward sides on the smaller islands then.

It’s Tuesday here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Island skies were off and on cloudy Monday night into Tuesday morning, which brought the total lunar eclipse into and out of view…depending upon where one was watching from. Here in Kula, the clouds stuck around through the first part of the action, although around midnight I got up again, and finally had some success in viewing the rusty brown moon when it was covered by the earth’s shadow. I received some photo’s from one of my TV weather show viewers, or perhaps he’s a website reader, or both. He had stationed himself down a La Perouse Bay, down south of Wailea and Makena, and snapped some nice pictures. I’ll show then on my tv show Tuesday morning. Something just caught my eye in the window, and sure enough, it’s the reflection of the full moon, as it sinks down into the western horizon…beautiful sight that it is! I just walked out on my weather deck for a better view, and the moon is lighting up a very large area of the ocean offshore from Maalaea Bay and Kihei. These full moons are spectacular here in the tropics, especially when they make the ocean so visible at night! I hope that perhaps you had a chance to view the eclipse, even for a few seconds at some point last night…I’m glad I made the effort to peel myself out of that warm bed for the sight. ~~~ I’ll be back early Wednesday morning with your next weather narrative, I hope you have a great Tuesday night until then. Aloha for now…Glenn. 

After a brief stint of light and variable wind conditions, the trade winds will return to our Hawaiian Island weather picture today. The latest weather map shows a 1027 millibar high pressure system to the NE of the islands. Meanwhile, the upper level trough of low pressure, which passed by to the north of the islands over the last three days, is now far to the NW of Kauai. This low aloft was responsible for weakening our local wind speeds. The latest forecast calls for the trade winds to pick up gradually through the first half of this week, then increase further into the second half of the week…perhaps even getting strong enough by Thursday to necessitate small craft wind advisories in those windiest areas around the Aloha state. 

It’s Monday evening here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Each of the islands took their turn, over the last several days…on being under the waterfall! The upper level trough of low pressure, which moved by to the north of the islands, prompted the localized heavy showers…with even a few thunderstorms over Oahu at one point. These showers were very generous at times, and fortunately fell in many of those areas that had suffered from very dry conditions earlier in the summer. The upper trough is out of our area now, and with an upper level ridge taking its turn on influencing our island weather conditions, we will see nice weather! During the second half of the week, as noted in the paragraph above, our weather may get wetter again. The bias for showers over the last several days was for showers falling over the leeward slopes. However, as the trade winds will be rather blustery after mid-week, and a new trough of low pressure will be in charge again then…our showers will focus their efforts along the north and east facing windward coasts and slopes, and around the mountains in places too. Actually, if the winds get as strong as the models suggest, there may be some windward showers being carried over into the leeward sides at times as well. ~~~ Don’t forget to get outside tonight for a while, at least long enough to check out some part of the total lunar eclipse, there’s information about it just below, and in the paragraph just above. ~~~ I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative, I hope you have a great Monday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Here’s an interesting website story about the planet Mars.
Here’s some information about the upcoming total lunar eclipse here in Hawaii.

Lighter than normal winds will give way to returning trade winds soon. The latest weather map shows a 1027 millibar high pressure system to the NNE of the islands. Meanwhile, the upper level trough of low pressure continues to move westward…located to the NW of Kauai Sunday evening. This low aloft was responsible for weakening our local wind speeds. When we have this kind of light wind condition during the summer months, hot and humid conditions exist at sea level locations. The trade winds will gradually start to return Monday, which will help put an end to the muggy conditions. 

It’s Sunday evening here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative from Kula, Maui. The western part of the Aloha state, including Kauai and Oahu are most likely to be on the receiving end of showers now. There is still a chance of some of this rainfall to be heavy enough to cause some brief localized flooding. The upper low will soon be replaced by a ridge of high pressure aloft, which will help to bring a stabilized atmosphere back around. As the low pressure trough moves further away, our local trade winds will be able gain a finger hold again, with light breezes gradually strengthening over the next several days. We should be getting back into a fairly normal late summer trade wind weather pattern as we move into the new week ahead. ~~~ The south and west facing leeward beaches will start to see a rise in surf over the next couple of days, and by the middle of the new week may have gained enough height to trigger a late season high surf event. ~~~ Meanwhile, the total lunar eclipse will occur Monday night, for information please check out the link below. ~~~ Here in Kula, late Sunday morning it’s begun to cloud up rather quickly, although the clouds don’t have quite that moisture laden look to them as they did Saturday afternoon…when heavy rains fell! Those clouds dropped a few showers, although minor compared to the Saturday afternoon downpours. ~~~ I’ll be back early Monday morning with your next new weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a great Sunday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Here’s an interesting website story about the planet Mars.
Here’s some information about the upcoming total lunar eclipse here in Hawaii.

We’re moving into a lighter wind regime here in the islands, becoming locally sultry into the weekend. The latest weather map shows a 1032 millibar high pressure system to the NNE of the islands. Meanwhile, we have an upper level low pressure system edging in our direction from the east. This low aloft will be responsible for weakening our local trade wind speeds, with some areas seeing light and variable wind conditions as we move into the end of this week. Anytime we have this light of winds during the summer months, there’s always the chance of hot and humid conditions prevailing. The trade winds will gradually start to return right after the weekend, which will put an end to the muggy weekend conditions shortly thereafter. 

Here’s an interesting website story about the planet Mars.

The trade winds will start getting softer Thursday into the weekend. The latest weather map shows a 1029 millibar, trade wind producing high pressure system to the NNE of the islands…which is moving further away now. Thanks to this high pressure cell we’ll find light to moderately strong trade winds blowing, although with stronger gusts in those usual windier locations Wednesday…becoming lighter as we go forward through the week. The winds have lightened up enough already, that the small craft wind advisories over the Pailolo and Alenuihaha channels has been dropped. The trade winds will be slow recovering their normal strength next week. 

Here’s an interesting website story about the planet Mars

Our local trade winds will start to slow down gradually through the rest of the week…becoming very light by the weekend. The latest weather map shows a 1026 millibar, trade wind producing high pressure system to the north of the islands. Thanks to this high pressure cell we’ll find light to moderately strong trade winds blowing, although with stronger gusts in those usual windier locations through Wednesday. The winds will remain strong enough to keep small craft wind advisories active over only the Pailolo and Alenuihaha channels. The trade winds will be slow recovering their normal strength next week. 

It’s Tuesday here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative from Kula, Maui. I’ve been bucking what the computer forecast models have been saying the last few days, as it would be quite unusual for rainfall to be quite as heavy as they portray this time of year. Some of them are rather insistent however that an upper level low pressure will move over or near the state Friday into the weekend. This would support fairly major instability, with the chance for some localized heavy showers, or even some thunderstorms. It seems reasonable to think that we will see the trade winds getting very light during this time frame, I will agree with that…which would make for hot and humid conditions for several days there. Whether the heavier showers occur, well, that remains a question. At this point I suppose it could go either way: localized heavy showers just about anywhere…or just some increased showers, some could be heavy, focused most intently over the interior upcountry sections during the afternoon and early evening hours. I propose that we remain skeptical about this for another day or two…although it may take getting right into the weekend before we finally know for sure which way the ball will bounce! ~~~ I’ll be back early Wednesday morning, I hope you have a great Tuesday night until then! Aloha, Glenn.

It’s Monday here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative from Kula, Maui.  We’ve just come through a lovely weekend, with very nice weather…although that isn’t unusual this time of year! The forecast for this week remains generally nice, although the computer models keep trying to get us wetter during the second half of the week, especially towards the weekend. If we consult climatology, that long time record of past weather cirucumstances, it would appear less than likely that we would turn quite as wet as the models are suggesting. That’s why I keep hedging my bets on this actually taking place just yet. I’d prefer to remain a little loose on this prospect, perhaps waiting until around Wednesday to nail this wetter weather forecast into place. If this situation develops as the models describe, the trade winds would become much lighter too, which is another reason to have some doubt, as it is difficult to tamp them down much this time of year as well. Let’s just hold this showery prognostication lightly for the time being, and let the models sort out the details for us. If the models are right about this light wind situation however, we will be feeling very hot and humid during the days then! ~~~ I’ll be back Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative, I hope you have a Monday night either here in the Islands, or wherever you happen to be enjoying it! Aloha for now…Glenn.