January 2008
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January 31-February 1 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 75
Honolulu, Oahu – 80
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui – 74
Hilo, Hawaii – 68
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 80
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Friday morning:
Honolulu, Oahu – 72F
Molokai airport – 65
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Friday morning:
0.93 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.98 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.16 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.09 KAHOOLAWE
7.98 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
3.28 HILO AIRPORT, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. High pressure systems, located far to the north-northeast and NE of the islands, will keep moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds blowing across our area through the rest of this week. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
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Palm trees swaying to and fro in the gusty trade winds
photo credit: flickr.com
The long lasting trade winds will continue, and will even gain some added strength Friday into the weekend…calming down a little early next week. The latest weather map shows two high pressure systems stretched out to the north through northeast of Hawaii Thursday evening. These trade wind producing high pressure cells will strengthen some soon, thus the corresponding boost in our local trade winds Friday. Look for moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds to take us into the weekend. As usual, those places sheltered from the gusty wind flow, will have lighter winds. Small craft wind advisory flags continue to flap in the gusty winds across all of Hawaii’s marine environment.
The never ending showers continue along the windward sides, making for pretty soggy conditions. These incoming showery clouds, carried by the trade winds, will be quite numerous…some of which may be briefly heavy along the windward sides of Maui and the Big Island. The cold air aloft over the eastern end of the Hawaiian Islands, which triggered the snow over the summits on Maui and the Big Island, will be warming. However, there is still enough cold air around that snow may fall over Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on the Big Island Thursday. Thursday was a transition day, with still a fair amount of instability around…which allowed a few briefly heavy showers to fall near Maui and the Big Island.
It’s Thursday evening as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. It’s mid-winter in the northern hemisphere, what I’ve been calling the heart of winter recently. This reality came into sharp focus the last few days, with all the snowfall atop the summits on Maui and the Big Island! The lowlands, down near sea level too, are experiencing chilly temperatures. Case in point, the warmest temperature at sea level at any of the major airport weather stations Wednesday, reached only 78F degrees. The highest temperature at the Kahului airport yesterday was an unusually cool 70F degrees! Thursday was a little warmer, although not by much. Air temperatures were able however to reach at least 80F degrees at both Honolulu and Kona…although both readings barely made the grade! By the way, this afternoon it showered again in Kihei, not a major soaking, although the streets were all wet…as were the diehard sun bathers at the beach. ~~~ As noted in the paragraphs above, the windward sides will remain off and on wet through the rest of this week. Also, the trade winds will be part and parcel of our local Hawaiian Island weather picture through the remainder of this week as well. Looking at the first part of next week, it appears that we may see our winds get lighter and they may even turn to the warmer SE direction by mid-week. ~~~ I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative very early Friday morning, here’s wishing you a great Thursday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Interesting: The year 2005 – A female great white shark named " Nicole", tagged in waters of South Africa, traveled farther than any other shark known, more than 12,400 miles to the coast of Australia and back again in just under nine months. Although Nicole took frequent plunges to depths as great as 3,125 feet, she spent most of her time swimming along the surface, leading researchers to suspect that perhaps great white sharks use celestial cues for transoceanic navigation.
Interesting2: A water supply crisis is looming in the western United States thanks to human-caused climate change that already has altered the region’s river flows, snow pack and air temperatures, scientists said. Trends over the past half century foreshadow a worsening decline in water, perhaps the region’s most valuable natural resource, even as population and demand expands in western states, researchers led by a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography wrote in the journal Science on Thursday. Up to 60 percent of changes in three key factors affecting the West’s water cycle — river flow, winter air temperatures and snow pack — are due to human-caused climate change, they determined using multiple computer models and data analysis. "Our results are not good news for those living in the western United States," wrote the team led by Tim Barnett, a climate expert at Scripps Institution, part of the University of California at San Diego. "It foretells of water shortages, lack of storage capability to meet seasonally changing river flow, transfers of water from agriculture to urban uses and other critical impacts." Barnett said computer models point to a looming crisis in water supply in the coming two decades. It has been clear for some time that the climate has been changing in the western United States, and the question was whether it was due to natural variability or driven by climate change related to human-produced greenhouse gases and aerosols, the scientists said.
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January 30-31 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 75
Honolulu, Oahu – 78
Kaneohe, Oahu – 75
Kahului, Maui – 70
Hilo, Hawaii – 76
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 78
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Thursday morning:
Lihue, Kauai – 70F
Hilo, Hawaii – 60
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Thursday morning:
1.39 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.81 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.17 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.01 KAHOOLAWE
5.04 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
1.62 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. High pressure systems, located far to the north and NE of the islands, will keep moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds blowing across our area through Friday…and beyond. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
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Unusual snow atop the Haleakala Crater Wednesday (clickable)
Photo Credit: David Salemme
Light coating of sugar on Maui Wednesday (clickable)
photo credit: Rich Nezelek
The locally blustery trade winds will continue here in Hawaii, lasting through the end of this week…then finally get softer early next week. The latest weather map shows several high pressure systems stretched out to the north through northeast of Hawaii Wednesday evening. These trade wind producing high pressure cells will remain in place, with only minor fluctuations in location and strength for the time being. Look for moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds to continue. As usual, those places sheltered from the gusty wind flow, will have lighter winds. A small craft wind advisory is in force across all of Hawaii’s marine environment.
Abundant moisture upstream of the islands, will keep off and on showers marching along the windward coasts and slopes. These incoming showery clouds, carried by the trade winds, will be quite numerous…some of which will be briefly quite heavy today, less so Thursday. These active showers will for the most part be restricted to the windward coasts and slopes. Although, with the trade winds blowing this strongly, there’s always the chance that a few of these windward biased showers will sneak over into the leeward sides…especially on the smaller islands.
It’s Wednesday evening as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Snow falls often during the winter months atop the summits on the Big Island of Hawaii. Although Maui is quite a different story, where years often go by without a dusting of the white stuff! Early in the hours on Tuesday, we had such an occurrence, which caused quite a stir in our local population. Unfortunately, the snow and icy conditions caused the road to the summit to be closed. The snow was visible from the coastal areas, so it made for such a pretty sight. During the morning, the clouds partially hid the white capping atop the Haleakala Crater, but during the afternoon, it was quite a sight to behold. I know that on the mainland, snow isn’t all that big a deal, but here in the tropics, snow on Maui is major headline news! There are nice pictures of the snow on the front page of the Maui News in Wednesday’s online edition. ~~~ The cold air aloft which triggered the snowfall, will begin to warm up soon. I really enjoyed this unusual treat, and will showed many of the pictures that people sent me via email yesterday…on my morning TV show. By the way, I should be able to share that weather program with you soon online, with a link on this website. I will talk more about that soon, when I can work out the details. ~~~ Here’s a picture of the snow atop the Mauna Kea summit on the Big Island. The webcam on the Haleakala Crater here on Maui, is still down. I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative very early Thursday morning. I hope everyone has a great Wednesday night, wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Interesting: The proposed future of air travel is quite a marvel. Seems unfathomable compared to the pollutant, oil-guzzling airliners of today. With the endless and testing delays, the awkward security, and greenhouse gas-emitting beasts, it’s a wonder why solutions have not yet come to fruition.
It just so turns out, it is all happening rather quickly behind the scenes. One proposed aircraft that seems wildly impossible is actually on the slate for possible funding for testing. The concept hypersonic jet has been developed by Reaction Engine and it is aptly called the A2. It is a Mach-5 (3,400 mph) wicked aircraft capable of holding 300 passengers and produces, get this, ZERO emissions!
The project has been supplemented in part through funding from the European Union’s Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies project, otherwise known in short as (Lapcat). Lapcat is in search for an airliner that can cruise from Brussels to Sydney in less than 4 hours. The A2 can meet the expectations without leaving its footprint behind.
Interesting2: A leatherback turtle was tracked by satellite traveling 12,774 miles (20,558 kilometers) from Indonesia to Oregon, one of the longest recorded migrations of any vertebrate animal, scientists announced in a new report on sea turtle conservation.
Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are the largest of all living turtles and are widely distributed throughout the world’s oceans. They have been seen in the waters off Argentina, Tasmania, Alaska and Nova Scotia.
Adult leatherbacks periodically migrate from their temperate foraging grounds to breeding grounds in the tropics.
Scientists at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) tracked one female nester, who was tagged on Jamursba-Medi beach in Papua, Indonesia, on her journey back to her foraging grounds off the coast of Oregon. She was tracked for 647 days covering a distance about equal to two round trips between New York and Los Angeles.
The turtle’s trip set a new record for sea turtles, and is among the longest documented migrations for any marine vertebrate.
The longest measured annual migration for any animal is the 40,000-mile (64,000-kilometer) journey between New Zealand and the North Pacific of the sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus), a medium-sized seabird.
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January 29-30 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 74
Honolulu, Oahu – 75
Kaneohe, Oahu – 74
Kahului, Maui – 72
Hilo, Hawaii – 75
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 78
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 71F
Hilo, Hawaii – 63
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Wednesday morning:
1.92 MOHIHI CROSSING, KAUAI
1.62 PALOLO FIRE STATION, OAHU
0.50 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.01 KAHOOLAWE
4.13 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
3.21 LAUPAHOEHOE, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. High pressure systems, located far to the north and NE of the islands, will keep locally strong and gusty trade winds blowing across our area through Thursday…and beyond. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
This zoomed picture of the Haleakala Crater
on Maui, was taken from Kihei on Tuesday
Photo Credit: Rich Nezelek
This picture was taken from upper Kula, Maui
photo credit: Kevin Ditamore
This air in a hurry will continue to move across the Hawaiian Islands. The latest weather map shows the same 1034 millibar high pressure system located directly to the north of Hawaii Tuesday evening. This trade wind producing high pressure cell seems to like being just where it is, with only minor fluctuations in location and strength expected through the next week. The net result will be for moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds to continue. As usual, those places sheltered from the gusty wind flow, will have lighter winds.
There are more than the ordinary clouds stretched across the Aloha state now, many of which are shower producers. These incoming showery clouds, carried by the trade winds, will be quite numerous…some of which will be briefly quite heavy. These active showers will for the most part be restricted to the windward coasts and slopes. Although, with the trade winds blowing this strongly, there’s always the chance that some of these windward biased showers will be blown over into the leeward sides…especially on the smaller islands. There’s even the chance that we could see a random thunderstorm, due to the cold air aloft over the islands now.
It’s Tuesday evening as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. The two main ingredients of our local Hawaiian weather picture continue to be the blustery trade winds, and the numerous showers. Meanwhile, we have colder than normal air high up, the freezing level of the air Tuesday hovered right around the 10,000 foo level. This has brought snow to the tops of the mountains on Maui and the Big Island. Here’s a link to the top of the near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea summit on the Big Island…where’s there lot of the white stuff. ~~~ The cold air aloft has made tall cumulus clouds build up over and around the islands of Maui and the Big Island. These towering cumulus clouds have even attained thunderstorm proportions at times. One such thunderstorm brought dime to quarter size hail to the Kona area on the Big Island! At lunch I sat at the beach for a while in Kihei, and saw anvil top thunderstorms looming just offshore from Paia and Haiku here on Maui. This looping satellite image shows these white bright clouds, meaning they have very cold tops, around Maui and the Big Island. We should probably add this looping radar image as well, so you can keep track of where those heavist showers are falling. This unsettled weather, along with the gusty trade winds, will persist through much of the rest of this week, and perhaps into the early part of next week. We’re in the heart of winter now! ~~~ I’ll be back very early Wednesday morning with the next new weather narrative for you. I hope you have a great Tuesday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Famous Quote: "Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers"
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January 28-29 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 74
Honolulu, Oahu – 79
Kaneohe, Oahu – 75
Kahului, Maui – 74
Hilo, Hawaii – 77
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 71F
Hilo, Hawaii – 62
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Tuesday morning:
0.88 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.93 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.42 MOLOKAI
0.06 LANAI
0.05 KAHOOLAWE
2.52 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
1.00 HILO AIRPORT, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A relatively strong 1034 millibar high pressure system, located far to the north of the islands, will keep locally strong and gusty trade winds blowing for the time being. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
Barking Sands on the island of Kauai
photo credit: flickr.com
The blustery trade winds will continue blowing across the islands. The latest weather map shows a 1034 millibar high pressure system located directly to the north of Hawaii Monday evening. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will gradually migrate a bit eastward, with only slight fluctuations in strength. The net result will be for moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds to continue. As usual, those places sheltered from the gusty wind flow, will have considerably lighter winds.
Scattered clouds be carried our way on the trades…which will keep off and on passing showers falling on the windward sides. The incoming clouds, with their associated showers, will be quite numerous and frequent at times, well into this new week…some of which may be briefly heavy. These active showers will for the most part be restricted to the windward coasts and slopes. Although, with the trade winds blowing this strongly, there’s always the chance that a few of these windward biased showers will be blown over into the leeward sides…especially on the smaller islands.
It’s Monday evening as I update this last (long) paragraph of today’s narrative. The long range computer forecast models show no end to this winter trade wind weather pattern. The latest thought is that these weather circumstances will extend out through the rest of this week, and possibly into next week. As I’ve mentioned here before, this long lasting trade wind flow isn’t all that common. Looking at climatology, the trade winds blow on average about 42% of the time during January. We’ve seen much of this deep winter month having almost everyday filled to capacity with the trade winds blowing. ~~~ Because it’s such a cool picture, I want to add a link to this looping satellite image. Looking at the situation, we can see more showery clouds taking aim on our windward sides. We can also spot quite an extensive area of high cirrus clouds to our south. At the moment, these sun dimming high clouds are "minding their manners", and keeping their distance. ~~~ Those windward clouds and showers are sticking like glue to the slopes and coasts. Looking over that way from Kihei, it’s a blur of gray clouds, which look rather wet in appearance. The beaches in Kihei this afternoon were all choppy and chalked-up with white caps. ~~~ I made a big pot of vegetable soup Sunday afternoon, which I’ll heat up each night for dinner through Thursday. I’ll have chips and cheese along with the bowl, which will keep me going just fine. I love being able to come home after a long day at work, and have dinner be easy, and tasty too! ~~~ I’ll be back very early Tuesday morning with your next new weather narrative, I hope you have a great Monday night, either here in the islands, or someplace else on this large round earth of ours! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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January 27-28 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 75
Honolulu, Oahu – 80
Kaneohe, Oahu – 74
Kahului, Maui – 73
Hilo, Hawaii – 78
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 80
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Monday morning:
Honolulu, Oahu – 72F
Hilo, Hawaii – 63
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Monday afternoon:
0.59 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
1.07 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.13 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
2.38 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
1.83 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A relatively strong 1033 millibar high pressure system, located far to the north of the islands, will keep locally strong and gusty trade winds blowing for the time being. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
One of the many fresh water pools along the Hana highway, Maui
photo credit: flickr.com
Moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds will keep the Hawaiian Islands breezy through the next week. The latest weather maps show a 1033 millibar high pressure system located to the north of Hawaii Sunday evening. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will wobble around in that area, with only slight fluctuations in our local wind speeds. Meanwhile, a gale force low pressure system is moving into the California coast. The combination of the high to the north, and low pressure system far to our NE, will continue to bring slightly cooler than normal air into the Aloha state.
These trade winds will carry showery clouds to the windward sides at times…which will be enhanced by colder than normal air aloft. The incoming clouds, with their associated showers, will be quite numerous and frequent, well into the new week ahead. These active showers will for the most part be restricted to the windward coasts and slopes. Although, with the trade winds blowing this strongly, there’s always the chance that a few of these windward biased showers will be blown over into the leeward sides…especially on the smaller islands.
It’s Sunday evening as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As noted in the paragraphs above, the Hawaiian Islands will continue to see blustery trade winds, filled with showery clouds along the windward sides at times. Otherwise, our local weather will be fine, especially along the leeward sides…where sunshine will be in no short supply. ~~~ Last night I had dinner with a friend in Kahului, Maui, and went to see another new film called There will be Blood starring Daniel Day-Lewis. This film apparently is up for an Oscar nomination, and is getting excellent B+ – A- reviews. The film revolves around an epic tale of family, faith, power and oil set on the incendiary frontier of California’s turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview, who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner, raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. But even as the well raises all of their fortunes, nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value–love, hope, community, belief, ambition and even the bond between father and son–is imperiled by corruption, deception and the flow of oil. Here’s the trailer for this film. It’s a long film, almost three hours in fact, and since it started late, I found myself being a little more tired than I would have preferred. The length of the film made it somewhat tedious for me, although that didn’t keep it from being an impressive piece of work. Here’s the trailer for this film. It included excellent performances, in which several of the main actors turned out to be at least somewhat crazy! I enjoyed the film, although not as much as what has turned out to be my favorite film of the recent past, which was No Country for Old Men. Neither one of these films were all that easy to watch, both were very intense, but very well done in so many ways. I must say that seeing new films is definitely one of my favorite things to do! ~~~ I hope you have a great Sunday evening wherever you happen to be spending it! I’ll be back with more weather news and details very early Monday morning. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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January 26-27 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 75
Honolulu, Oahu – 81
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 74
Hilo, Hawaii – 72
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 80
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 6 a.m. Sunday morning:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 70F
Kapalua, Maui – 63
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Sunday morning:
1.19 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.38 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.04 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.29 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.98 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A relatively strong 1034 millibar high pressure system, located far to the north of the islands Sunday, will keep moderate to locally strong and gusty trade winds blowing into Monday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
The end of another beautiful day on Maui
photo credit: flickr.com
Gusty trade winds will dominate the Hawaiian Island weather picture this weekend…into the new week ahead. The latest weather maps show a robust high pressure system located far to the north of Hawaii. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will be moving southward, closer to our area now. This in turn will prompt a surge in our local trade wind speeds, with small craft advisories now active across the entire state. Meanwhile, a gale to near storm force low pressure system will spin offshore from the California coast. The combination of the high and low pressure systems working together, will continue to bring slightly cool air into the Aloha state.
These gusty trade winds are expected to continue through the next week, with no letup in sight. This isn’t too unusual, as any month of the year can have trade winds blowing. This winter however has had more than the normal number of days with the trade winds blowing. We could point to the fact that we have an active La Nina happening here in the Pacific Ocean, for a possible reason. The good thing about this, is that typically when the trade winds are active, we have more or less favorable weather conditions in the islands…although the windward sides can find off and on passing showers prevailing.
Those windward biased showers will be around through the next week…although of an off and on nature. The incoming clouds, carried by the trade winds, will be quite shallow, at least through the next couple of days. This usually keeps whatever showers that fall restricted to the windward coasts and slopes. Although, having said that, we need to remember that with the trade winds blowing this strongly, there’s always that chance that a few of the windward biased showers can be blown over into the leeward sides…especially on the smaller islands.
It’s Saturday evening as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. A trough of low pressure to the west of the state, near the International Dateline, continues to send us some minor high level cirrus clouds. This will likely dim and filter our famous Hawaiian sunshine some…although it seems to be thinning now. As I mentioned above, the orientation of our local winds, both at the surface and aloft, will keep our overlying atmosphere slightly cooler than normal for the next several days. ~~~ Tonight I have dinner plans with a friend, and then on to see yet another new film called There will be Blood starring Daniel Day-Lewis…which is getting excellent B+ – A- grades. This film revolves around an epic tale of family, faith, power and oil set on the incendiary frontier of California’s turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview, who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. But even as the well raises all of their fortunes, nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value–love, hope, community, belief, ambition and even the bond between father and son–is imperiled by corruption, deception and the flow of oil. Here’s the trailer for this much looked forward to new film…at least on my part. ~~~ I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it! I’ll be back Sunday with more weather news from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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January 25-26 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Friday:
Lihue, Kauai – 76
Honolulu, Oahu – 81
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 74
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 81
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 5 a.m. Saturday morning:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 72F
Hilo, Hawaii – 66
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Saturday morning:
0.72 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
1.01 NUUANU UPPER, OAHU
0.09 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.83 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
2.18 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A strong 1038 millibar high pressure system, located far to the north of the islands, will move closer over the next few days…with increasingly strong and gusty trade winds. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
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Grabbing a little solitude on Kauai
photo credit: flickr.com
The weather here in the islands will be characterized by gusty trade winds, and some passing windward showers. The latest weather maps show a strong high pressure system located far to the north of Hawaii. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will be moving southward, closer to our area over the next few days. This in turn will prompt a surge in our local trade wind speeds, with small craft advisory flags now waving in the breezes over the windiest areas…which will be extended across the entire state into the weekend.
These gusty trade winds are expected to blow through the next week, with no letup in sight. This isn’t too unusual, as any month of the year can have trade winds blowing. This winter however has had more than the normal number of days with the trade winds blowing. We could point to the fact that we have an active La Nina happening here in the Pacific Ocean…for a possible reason. The good thing about this, is that typically when the trade winds are active, we have more or less favorable weather conditions in the islands.
As far as rainfall is concerned, here has been relatively little in most areas. This will continue to be the case for the time being, although starting later Friday into Saturday, there will be a temporary increase in showers. This surge of showers will focus most intently on the windward sides of the islands, leaving the leeward sides alone. Although, having said that, we should remember that with the trade winds blowing, there’s always that chance that some of the windward biased showers can be blown over into the leeward sides…especially on the smaller islands.
Well, as you can see, I’m back in Hawaii, having had a great trip to the mainland. Most of you regular readers know that I went to California to visit my parents last week, and on to New Orleans to attend an American Meteorology Society conference afterwards. I had a good time in both cases, enjoying the company of my family, and then to mix with over 3,000 weather professionals at the conference. It’s always good to leave the tropics once in a while, to get out there and be stimulated by travel. I came back well, and am now ready to get back to work here on Maui.
I did a lot of flying Thursday, starting out in rainy New Orleans early in the morning. It was then on to Denver, where the air temperature was 18F degrees when I flew into that airport briefly. It was great to see all the snow covering the ground in the high plains. Then it was a flight over the Rocky Mountains, which as you can imagine were snowy…and beautiful. When I landed in Los Angeles, it was cloudy with showers in the area, and a cool 50F degrees. Finally, I took the long flight back to the Kahului, Maui airport, and was picked up by my next door neighbor…driving up the slopes of the Haleakala Crater to home.
It’s early Friday evening as I start updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. A trough of low pressure to the west of the state, over near the International Dateline, sent lots of high level cirrus clouds over the islands Friday. This ended up dimming and filtering our famous Hawaiian sunshine quite a bit. This looping satellite image shows this high cloudiness continuing to spread over our area. At the same time, that animated satellite image shows clouds and showers heading our way from the NE, or more accurately being carried in our direction…on the increasingly strong trade wind flow. These showers will make the windward sides wetter this evening, lasting into Saturday. Drier air will flood into our area by Sunday, with just a normal distribution of windward biased showers as we move into the new week ahead. ~~~ I’ll be heading to a new film this evening, called Cloverfield, a new 2008 film. I didn’t recognize any of the actors starring in this film, although the critics and users, both gave it a B grade. It’s about five young New Yorkers who throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives. Just in case you were curious, here’s a trailer for this new film. It doesn’t look great, although it somehow feels like what I want to see. Saturday night I have plans to see another new film called There will be Blood starring Daniel Day-Lewis…which is getting excellent B+ – A- grades. ~~~ I hope you have a great Friday night wherever you happen to be spending it! I’ll be back early Saturday morning with more weather news from paradise.
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January 25-26 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 76
Honolulu, Oahu – 80
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 75
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 81
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Friday morning:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 70F
Barking Sands, Kauai – 62
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Friday morning:
1.73 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.48 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.11 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.01 WAIKII, BIG ISLAND
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A strong 1039 millibar high pressure system, localted far to the north of the islands, will move closer over the next few days…with increasingly strong and gusty trade winds. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
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Coastal scene on the Big Island
photo credit: flickr.com
Glenn James will be away from the Hawaiian Islands Tuesday, January 15th through Thursday, January 24th. He will be at the American Meteorological Society conference, with the focus being tropical cyclones. This conference will also double as their annual meeting…and take place in New Orleans. Glenn stopped off in southern California on the way to the conference, for a visit with his parents…and had a great time with them!
I just spent my fourth day here in New Orleans…attending about five hours of weather related talks. As has been the case all week, I kept my focus on climate change, and how that influences tropical cyclones as much as possible. This last day of the conference, was still intereresting, although I found myself getting tired. My attention span flagged a bit, after near back-to-back presentations day after day…many of which were pretty high level in terms of deep meteorological content.
Last evening I walked down to the French Quarter again, found Bourbon Street, and walked all the way to the end…and back. The bell man at the hotel I’m staying at, had recommended an eating place, and I tried it out. It was called Galatoire’s…which stated: Indulge in the Tradition. I ordered fresh Pompano, covered with clams, along with potatoes, garlic bread and a fresh salad. I very much enjoyed this meal, along with a glass of Geyser Peak Cabernet Saugvinon.
The high point of Wednesday’s activities was a guided bus tour around New Orleans…focusing most intently on the area damaged by hurricane Katrina. This was a two and a half hour ride, with a full bus load of people from the weather conference. The trip took us right to the heart of the worst hit areas, providing a first hand experience of the aftermath of the storms fury. As you know, the worst part of the storm turned out to be the flooding, although the wind was exceedingly strong too.
I was actually surprised at how much devastation remains, and how little has been done to put it back together in many areas. There were whole tracts of land where almost every house, as far as the eye could see, had been washed or blown away! All you could see were the footing stones, where the houses used to be. We got off the bus in this area, and people just wandered around taking pictures…which left me feeling a bit stunned. We stopped at a large cemetary too, and again wandered around, which was very interesting.
This is my last night in New Orleans, as I fly to Denver, and on to Los Angeles Thursday, before catching a flight back to Maui…arriving in the early evening. It has been a great experience coming to the Gulf coast, and to this famous city, best known, or at least partially known for the Mardi Gras celebration…which starts soon as a matter of fact. I’ll catch up with you more than likely Friday morning, when I publish the first weather narrative since I left for this mainland trip. I hope everyone has been well in my absence. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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January 13-14 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 73
Honolulu, Oahu – 78
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 73
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Monday morning:
Kailual-kona – 71F
Kahului, Maui – 67
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Monday morning:
0.04 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.07 WAIHEE PUMP, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.73 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
1.00 KAMUELA, BIG ISLAND
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Weather Chart – A 1034 millibar high pressure system far to the north of Hawaii, will keep north to NE winds blowing today into Tuesday…remaining cool. Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
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Cool and breezy in Hawaii for the time being
photo credit: flickr.com
Stiff north winds, bringing cooler air into the Aloha state, will continue for the next couple of days. An approaching high pressure system to the NW of the islands, pushed a frontal cloud band down through the island chain Sunday. The chilly winds associated with the cold front, will gradually turn more NE Monday, and then around to the classic trade wind direction by Wednesday, remaining in place through the rest of the week…getting much lighter by next weekend.
Mostly light rainfall accompanied the front, with those showers for the most part falling on the north and east coasts and slopes. A weak cold front has pushed through our area Sunday, bringing a modest increase in showers along the windward sides. The leeward sides remained quite nice, other than a few mists or drizzle carried over there on the breezy north winds. As we get into the new week, the wind flow across the Hawaiian Islands will carry clouds to the windward coasts and slopes…keeping some passing shower activity in the forecast. All areas in the state however experienced a tropical cool snap.
The surf was large along the north and west facing beaches Sunday. This latest swell started arriving late Saturday, and will keep the surf way up there along the north shores Sunday into Monday…giving us a second high surf event in the last week. We’ll see yet another NW swell arrive this coming Wednesday. There may be another incident of larger than normal waves breaking along the south and west shores now too, as some of the current swell may wrap around into those areas locally.
It’s Sunday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As noted in the paragraphs above, we experienced a big change in our local weather conditions Sunday. The aforementioned cold front wasn’t a big shower producer, although there were light showers falling, with a windward focus for the most part. The most dynamic part of this break in the fine weather we’ve been having lately, was the nature of the chilly winds that blew in earnest Sunday, and will last for a couple of days into the new week. It should be pointed out, that if one lives in an area sheltered from these breeze, there will be considerably lighter winds than elsewhere…the Kona coast is a good example of this. ~~~ I was fortunate enough to be at home all day, which allowed me to keep a close watch on the approach of the cold front, which passed through Maui around mid-day. It brought misty and drizzly weather to Kula, Maui. That wasn’t the only thing however, as a flood of chilly air followed closely in the wake of this frontal passage. It was definitely cool in the upcountry areas, with high temperatures not making it out of the 60F’s, and it’s in the high 50F’s as I write these words, well before sunset! The north winds have kept my wind chimes busy all day, which actually started ringing out the alarm Saturday night.
~~~ By the way, Monday will be my last day to do the TV weather show, and the last narrative commentary, that is until I get back from a nine day visit to California and New Orleans on January 24th. This trip will entail a quick visit to see my parents in Long Beach, and to attend a meteorological conference on the Gulf coast. I’ll catch up with you very early Monday morning, and as usual will have more to say about what’s going on weatherwise here in Hawaii then. I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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January 12-13 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 77
Honolulu, Oahu – 78
Kaneohe, Oahu – 78
Kahului, Maui – 78
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 80
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 6 a.m. Sunday morning:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 72F
Hilo, Hawaii – 64
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Sunday morning:
0.27 MOLOAA DAIRY, KAUAI
0.22 WAIHEE PUMP, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.02 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.38 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.73 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Weather Chart – As a new high pressure system gets into range now, pushing a frontal cloud band down through the state, our winds will surge from the north…eventually becoming NE Monday. Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
Another round of extra large surf will be breaking along the north
facing beaches here in the Hawaiian Islands again through Monday
photo credit: flickr.com
Our local winds will be increasing in strength, turning cooler through the next couple of days. An approaching high pressure system to the NW of the islands, will push a frontal cloud band down through the island chain Sunday. The light winds ahead of the front will give way to a surge of cooler north winds just ahead of, along, and behind its passage. These chilly, and locally gusty north winds will gradually turn more NE Monday, and then around to the classic trade wind direction by Wednesday…remaining in place through the rest of the week.
An active frontal boundary will work its way down through the islands chain Sunday, although won’t be very impressive in terms of rainfall. The tail-end of a cold front, noted in the first paragraph, will push into our area Sunday, bringing a fairly modest increase in showers along the windward sides. The leeward sides will remain quite nice, other than those cooler air temperatures that will flood into our area. As we get into the new week, the wind flow across the Hawaiian Islands will carry some wet clouds to the windward coasts and slopes…keeping some passing shower activity in the forecast.
The surf will be on the rise now along the north and west facing beaches. Weather maps show another larger than normal swell having been generated, which will arrive late Saturday into Sunday, giving us a second high surf event now into the new week ahead. We’ll see yet another NW swell arrive next Wednesday. There may be another incident of larger than normal waves breaking along the south shores too, as some of this latest swell wraps around into those areas locally.
It’s Saturday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. We saw pretty nice weather conditions in most places Saturday, with afternoon cloud buildups around the mountains. Light north winds began to filter into our area ahead of the frontal boundary that is now on our doorstep. Whatever few showers that around will focus along the windward sides, although there won’t be many of those…and they won’t be heavy. The leeward sides had fine weather, with plenty of warm sunshine beaming down. ~~~ As noted in the paragraphs above, we’ll have a rather abrupt weather change looming on the horizon. This won’t have a lot to do with showers, although there will be some arriving with a front, as it moves down through the island chain Sunday. Here’s a looping satellite image, showing the approaching front to our NW. The more dynamic part of this break in the fine weather, will be the nature of the chilly winds that will blow in earnest Sunday, and last for a couple of days thereafter. This will all happen in a tropical context however, so no one has to worry about it getting too cold! ~~~ As I write these last words Saturday evening, and looking out of my weather tower windows, it’s still pretty peaceful out there. The daytime clouds, which stacked-up over the mountains, are now evaporating, and skies are clearing nicely. This will mean that we have another cool night ahead of us. Sunday will be another story, although it will unfold first on Kauai, and then work its way down through the island chaing during the day. ~~~ I’ll catch up with you Sunday morning, and as usual will have something to say about what’s going on weatherwise then. I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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