Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:

Lihue, Kauai – 78F
Honolulu, Oahu – 80
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui – 79
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83

Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals during the last 24 hours (as of Monday morning) on each of the major islands, including:

0.24 MOUNT WAIALAELAE, KAUAI
0.01 WAIPIO, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.02 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.65 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.90 HONOKAA, BIG ISLAND

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a high pressure system to the north of Hawaii. This pressure configuration will cause moderately strong trade winds to blow  Monday and Tuesday …strong and gusty at times. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

The Hawaiian Islands will continue to see great weather conditions Sunday into Monday. After all the cloudy weather that we put up with during March, the sunny weather now feels especially good. We’ve dropped back into a lovely early spring weather pattern, with the trade winds gracing the Aloha state, albeit on the strong and gusty side at times. All things considered, our weather will be quite nice, well into the future!

It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin this sunset commentary. High cirrus clouds slid overhead today, muting the sunshine at times. The windward sides saw lots of gray low clouds parading their showery way down the coast. I didn’t start my car today, and only strayed out late in the day for red potatoes, and apple bananas, walking to a near by small market, to accomplish this chore. I hooked-up with my neighbors today, which is always a pleasure. I never got around to just being lazy though, with one of the main to-do items, power washing my upstairs deck. The ping pong table out there is even cleaner now, and I just came back from asking my friends if they were interested in pinging the ball around for a few minutes. Well do this as we watch the last few moments of this rather gray evening. The upper clouds may light up soon…which I’ll keep an eye on for us, as I play a few quick rounds on the table. I hope you have a mellow night, and wouldn’t mind joining me here again on Monday for the next newly updated weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Saturday:

Lihue, Kauai – 76F
Honolulu, Oahu – 78
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 80
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 88

Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals during the last 24 hours (as of Sunday morning) on each of the major islands, including:

0.04 MOUNT WAIALAELAE, KAUAI
0.01 HAKIPUU MAUKA, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.07 HAIKU, MAUI
0.18 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a high pressure system to our north of Hawaii. This pressure configuration will cause moderately strong trade winds to blow Sunday  and Monday…strong and gusty at times. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

The Hawaiian Islands will continue to see great weather conditions through the weekend! After all the cloudy weather that we put up with during March, the sunny weather now feels especially good. We’ve dropped back into a lovely early spring weather pattern, with the trade winds gracing the Aloha state, albeit on the strong and gusty side at times. All things considered, our weather will be very nice, well into the future!

It’s early Saturday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start this sunset commentary. It was another nice day, although there were a few light sprinkles or showers along the windward sides, and some minor amount of high cirrus clouds around along the leeward sides. In general though, it was a pleasant day, with very warm temperatures along the south and west facing beaches. A friend and I went to the south coast for a kayaking trip offshore from Makena Beach. We paddled down to Little Beach, and then around the point to Big Beach. We got about a 1/2 mile offshore, and sat enjoying the rather large swells that were rolling under us. We had good cell phone connectivity, so we caught up with some friends here in the islands, and on the mainland too. There was this one part of the water that I found stuff floating, like a long piece of boat rope, covered with barnacles, and a small bit of rubber tubing nearby. Inside the tubing I found a small crab that had been housed inside there, floating on the ocean for who knows how long? I piled this stuff on the front of my kayak and when I got back to shore, after seeing lots of turtles, I nudged the crab out of his temporary house, onto some shore rocks, and gave it a new home. I felt good about that, and by the way, we saw only one whale spouting out beyond where we were, so there are just a few whales left in Hawaiian waters now. I’m going to take tomorrow off, stay home and do some stuff around here for a change. I’ll be back early Sunday morning for a few abbreviated weather updates, and a few Sunday morning words too. I hope you have a great Saturday night! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Friday:

Lihue, Kauai – 77F
Honolulu, Oahu – 79
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui – 79
Hilo, Hawaii – 78
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82

Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals during the last 24 hours (as of Saturday morning) on each of the major islands, including:

0.34 MOUNT WAIALAELAE, KAUAI
0.57 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.04 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.29 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.85 KAMUELA UPPER, BIG ISLAND

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a high pressure system to our north of Hawaii. This pressure configuration will cause moderately strong trade winds to blow Saturday and Sunday…strong and gusty at times. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

The Hawaiian Islands will continue to see great weather conditions through the weekend! After all the cloudy weather that we put up with during March, the abundant sunny weather now feels especially good. We’ve dropped back into a lovely early spring weather pattern, with the trade winds gracing the Aloha state, albeit on the strong and gusty side at times. All things considered, our weather will be very nice, well into the future!

It’s late Aloha Friday afternoon here in Kihei, Maui, just after getting off work. It was yet another gorgeous day, in a good string of good days this week. I had to drive over to Lahaina during my lunch break, which was the first time I’ve been over there in months and months and months! It was hot over there, and the new crop mango fruit was hanging from the trees. It was nice to see Lahaina town, I’d actually forgotten what it felt like on that side of the island. The pace is slower, quite a bit slower than say Kihei or Wailea…but just as warm and dry. The slopes of the West Maui Mountains are totally covered with the most lush green vegetation! It was so pretty, I wanted to stop and gaze, but had to get back to Kihei. I snuck in the most brief dip in the ocean (I had to)…before getting back to the office. I’m about ready to head over to Borders, and then to a new film called Lucky Number Slevin. I’ll let you know what I thought of it early Saturday morning before I head out for another kayaking/snorkeling adventure. Have a great Friday night! By the way, if you have an extra moment, check out the pictures on the other pages, they’re pretty cool in my humble opinion. Aloha for now…Glenn.

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Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Thursday:

Lihue, Kauai – 78F
Honolulu, Oahu – 79
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui - 77
Hilo, Hawaii – 80
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems to our north and ENE. This pressure configuration will cause moderately strong trade winds to blow Friday and Saturday…strong and gusty at times. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

 Molokai with Lanai across the channel
Photo: Douglas Peebles

The trade winds are the primary weather element influencing our Hawaiian Islands now. Trade wind producing high pressure centers to the north and NE are the source of this balmy air flow. The overlying atmosphere is rather stable and dry, so that this early spring weather pattern will remain favorably inclined for the time being. These trade winds will be blowing in the moderate to fresh range, keeping the small craft advisory over the coastal waters active in those windiest locations across the Aloha state.

The latest computer forecast models show little change in this pleasant weather reality, right out through the next week. The local wind speeds will vary from day to day in strength, although tend to be rather on the strong and gusty side of the wind spectrum. The nights and early morning hours will find the softest breezes blowing, picking up during the later morning through late afternoon hours. This is nothing to worry about, as they won’t be getting too strong, and will not be causing any problems.

Meanwhile, our Hawaiian sunshine will be beaming down in force now. There will be some clouds around, which is typical for a trade wind weather pattern. These stratocumulus and cumulus clouds will be partly cloudy in general, not getting too much in the way of the warm sunshine for the most part. The leeward sides in particular, where the visitor resorts are located, will be quite sunny during the days…and dry. The windward sides in contrast, where the trade winds impact the coasts and slopes directly, will see more clouds with showers…often just light showers, or misty drizzle.

Since most people like to get to the beach often, or at least sometimes, I want to point out the best times to go. Almost always, the beaches are less windy during the morning hours. In my humble opinion, less wind equals a better time, unless you are a windsurf or kiteboarding enthusiast. As we get into the afternoon hours, the winds often pick up, and can sometimes make it a little too breezy. In the extreme, the sand can start to blow, and you don’t want a gritty potato salad! So, try and make it earlier than later, and you will probably like it better…this is the case when the trade winds are blowing briskly.

It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin today’s sunset commentary. It was another spring day, that was trying to act a bit like summer! The Kihei/Wailea and Lahaina coastal areas were mostly sunny all day, with high temperatures well up into the very warm 80F’s. I kept looking over towards the windward sides from Kihei, and saw a cloud band banked-up against the slopes and coasts. There were light showers falling there off and on much of the day. As I was driving home from work, up the Haleakala Highway between Kahului and Pukalani, there was an amazing rainbow arched across the road. Showers were stretching across the highway too, with my wind shield wipers on the intermittent control setting. At the moment, the last sun rays of the day are gracing the inside of my weather tower, as my wind chimes sing the softest possible song. The golden glow of the days sunset is just now lighting up all the trees in this area, giving a very mellow feel to the close of the day. It actually looks as if those windward showers are trying to inch their way over into Kula, blown by the rather breezy trade winds that have prevailed today. Looking a little further ahead, this upcoming weekend looks like a dry one, even on the windward sides…not to mention the summer-like leeward sections! I hope you have a great Thursday night! I will be up well before the crack of dawn Friday morning, sitting in this same chair, typing out a brand new narrative then, I hope you can join me again on Friday. Aloha for now…Glenn.

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Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Wednesday:

Lihue, Kauai – 77F
Honolulu, Oahu – 79
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui - 81
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems to our north and NE. This pressure configuration will cause moderately strong trade winds to blow Thursday and Friday…strong and gusty at times. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

Kee Beach on Kauai
Photo: Douglas Peebles

The Hawaiian Islands have bounced back into a pleasant trade wind weather pattern! This has turned out to be a big relief for many folks, especially the visitors, who have had to put up with cloudy and rainy weather during their vacations for the last 6 weeks. Those inclement weather conditions are history now, having gone down in the record books as one of the, if not the rainiest March we’ve ever seen here in the Aloha state! I know that some people are afraid that the rainy weather will return, but that just isn’t going to happen…thank goodness!

Thus, I’m very pleased to be talking about the fine weather conditions that will grace the islands now! Days will be quite sunny just about everywhere, with warm to very warm daytime temperatures prevailing. Here on Maui, the high temperature the last several afternoons, in both Kihei and Lahaina towns, has risen into the upper 80F’s! Air temperatures at night will cool off to seasonal levels, which is in the upper 60F’s to lower 70F’s in general. Whatever showers that may be falling, will be light, and restricted to the windward coasts and slopes.

The world famous trade winds will be blowing across all the islands, bringing their refreshing breezes to all areas. A moderately strong high pressure system to the NE of Hawaii, will keep this balmy air flow alive through the rest of this week. We can think of this weather reality as a classic early spring trade wind weather pattern. These conditions tend to keep everyone happy, as they meet the requirements of both local residents and visitors alike. I don’t see much change taking place in this near perfect weather for quite some time.

Meanwhile, in the marine environment, we’re finding waves breaking from a new WNW swell. This swell train of waves was generated in the western Pacific Ocean many days ago…and is keeping our local surfing community happy. The only problem is that the winds are strong enough now, that they’re making the local ocean rather rough and choppy. There are, and will continue to be lots of white caps chalking-up the surface waters, which isn’t ideal for riding waves. The swell direction has more west in it than usual, so that the Kona coast of the Big Island, should see somewhat larger than normal surf breaking for the next day or two.

It’s early Wednesday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I compose today’s sunset commentary. Let me say this: despite the fact that the calender says its early spring, it was more like mid-summer in my estimation! Yessiree, it was a marvelous day, very warm, with the cooling and refreshing trade winds breezing along at a good clip. It was simply a great day, with hardly any clouds around, and even fewer showers than that. When I went to the beach during my lunch break, the pavement going from my car to the sandy beach, was hot on the bottom of my feet. One could have gotten sunburned easily today, and folks coming here on vacation should be careful not to let that happen on their first day! I see so many folks who just can’t help themselves, getting red the first day out in this intense Hawaiian sunshine. The ocean was warm as well, and felt so good to get into…leaving my soul feeling soothed as I went back to the office for the afternoon work session. I hope you have a great Wednesday night! I’ll be back here dark and early Thursday with the next completely updated weather narrative from paradise, I hope you can find the time to join me again then. Aloha for now…Glenn.

P.S. As a way of thanking my link advertisers, and to draw your attention to their good services…I’m highlighting each of them individually now. They can be found on the left hand margin of all my webpages. Today’s business is Kanaha Kai Maui Surf Shop…their website says:  The Passion Lives Here!    “Our passion and commitment for watersports is expressed through living the dream. Our work is our play. Because of this, our superior customer service and people are here to help prepare you for your ultimate experience. Our people make the difference. Kanaha Kai Maui offers the best gear, rentals, lessons and service.  Conveniently located on the beach road to Kanaha Beach Park and Kite Beach, Kanaha Kai Maui is the premier oceansport store on Maui.”  Kanaha Kai Maui is equipped with the latest product offerings from Hot Sails Maui, Gaastra, Cabrinha, Tabou, Mistral, Starboard, Real Wind and Angulo. The store is stocked with softgoods by Rusty, Girl Star, Aaron Chang, Skechers, Lucy Love, West and Toes on the Nose to name a few.

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Tuesday:

Lihue, Kauai – 76F
Honolulu, Oahu – 78
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui - 79
Hilo, Hawaii – 77
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1030 millibar high pressure system to our NE. This pressure configuration will cause mostly moderately strong trade winds to blow Wednesday and Thursday…strong and gusty at times. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Monday:

Lihue, Kauai – 80F
Honolulu, Oahu – 81
Kaneohe, Oahu – 79
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 78
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1032 millibar high pressure system to our north. This pressure configuration will cause mostly light-moderately strong trade winds to blow Monday and Tuesday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:

Lihue, Kauai – 80F
Honolulu, Oahu – 81
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1032 millibar high pressure system to our north. This pressure configuration will cause mostly light-moderately strong trade winds to blow Monday and Tuesday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs

The Hawaiian Islands remain under a canopy of high and middle level clouds Sunday, although there will be breaks in the cloud cover in places today…allowing sunshine to break through at times. Some of the ingredients are still in place to keep our overlying atmosphere somewhat shower prone. Those meteorological elements include: lots of tropical moisture; cold air aloft; and favorably inclined winds. These conditions will keep the threat of a few showers around Sunday. The NWS forecast office in Honolulu has a flash flood watch back up for Niihau, Kauai and Oahu. So that there’s a continued chance of showers, although less and less likely now.

A low pressure system, the one that has been out to our west for so long, is starting to play a smaller part in our Hawaiian Island weather picture now. The prospect for improving weather conditions is steadily developing. The latest computer forecast models show that we begin more quickly digging out of this inclement weather pattern now, as we move forward from here. There are still some showers to move through, although after the weekend, and as the trade winds return now, we should be looking at a return to more typical early spring weather conditions just up ahead. As those trade winds return, we may see showers passing along the windward coasts and slopes for a few days.

Looking at the latest satellite image I see some fairly well developed cumulus clouds in our area, although offshore at the moment. Radar too shows some pretty good showers falling over the ocean out there. This suggests that there is still a threat of showers in the forecast, occurring just about anywhere. The latest word from the models is that our long lasting trough of low pressure will be moving away, only to be replaced with yet another one. This will have the influence of causing perhaps wet trade winds along our windward sections. Hopefully, the leeward sides will see more sunshine, and with much less the threat of showers going forward.

It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui. I feel the warm sunshine on my bare back, with the air temperature inside my weather tower at the moment, 620pm…69.8F degrees. There were many towering cumulus clouds that formed during the day, some of them sparked thunder. A friend and I kayaked out into the ocean south of Makena. We saw lots of colorful fish, and greatly enjoyed being out of doors on such a nice day. The weather has finally broken back into a more pleasant reality, or at least almost has. There have been some heavy duty thunderstorms popping-up in several places today. As I glance over towards the West Maui Mountains, I see a major thunderstorm raging over the slopes there. A friend called me, who lives near the banks of the Iao Stream, and told me the water is flooding out of the mountains, but at the moment staying well within its bounds. The “road ahead” looks favorably inclined from a weather perspective. We still have to get through tonight however, with the threat of thunderstorms back in the forecast. The trade winds are blowing, and will remain active through the rest of this work week at least. I love this weather! I’ll be back early Monday morning with the next narrative update. Have a great night, Aloha for now…Glenn.

p.s. I can’t help but get back online and talk a little about the thick fog bank that has started blowing in. I walked out on the weather deck in bare feet, although with a red turtle neck on, long pants…and was breathing in the watery cloud droplets. It dropped visibilities incredibly, with just the close-by scenery in sight. The banana fronds are making this little sound, and the wind chimes are singing sweetly in the moisture laden breeze. It’s like being inside a cloud, which is one of favorite things. I just heard a cock pheasant call out from the pasture down the hill. The fog is glowing the most incredible red right now, as the high clouds way up there reflect the last sunrays of the day. It has been a most pleasant day, and my new computer, including the new editing tool, is working like a charm. I’m happy!

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Saturday:

Lihue, Kauai – 79F
Honolulu, Oahu – 79
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 78

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a low pressure trough near the islands. We also see a 1034 millibar high pressure system to our north. This pressure configuration will cause mostly light trade winds to be filling back into our area today into Monday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!

Satellite 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.

Aloha Paragraphs