Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennApril 5-6 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 77F
Honolulu, Oahu – 79
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui -Â 81
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 72
Hilo airport – 62
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals during the last 24 hours (as of Thursday morning) on each of the major islands, including:
0.04 MT WAIALAELAE, KAUAI
0.07 HAKIPUU MAUKA, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.05 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
1.17 HONAUNAU, BIG ISLAND
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.
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.
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