Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 21 – 22 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 80F
Honolulu, Oahu – 82
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Kahului, Maui – 81
Hilo, Hawaii – 74
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 81
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 5 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 72
Kahului airport – 64
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Monday morning) on each of the major islands, including:
0.17 HANALEI RIVER, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.43 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.99 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1027 millibar high pressure system located to the NW of the islands. This pressure configuration will keep moderate trade winds blowing Monday, then lighter 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 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.
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.
The sunset here in Kula was similar to this picture today
The trade winds will remain the dominate weather feature here in the islands Sunday. A high pressure system is now well established to the north of Hawaii, which will be the source of these breezy conditions. Wind speeds will be moderately strong to fresh and gusty this weekend. We have small craft wind advisories issued by the NWS forecast office in Honolulu…covering those windiest parts of the marine environment from Kauai down through the Big Island.
The windward sides will continue to see showers riding in on the brisk winds. I don’t see any organized rainmakers on the weather horizon, other than those occasional bands of clouds arriving along the north and east facing slopes and shores. The leeward sides will remain quite sunny, with dry conditions continuing through the weekend.
The forecast calls for these fresh trade winds to slack-off after the weekend. Thinking in terms of climatology, we would expect that the trade winds would continue at moderately strong levels through the rest of the month. However, the computer models are wanting to turn our winds ESE to SE by the middle of the upcoming week. It certainly seems late in the season to have SE winds blowing, although this year is not what we would consider a normal year weatherwise! So we will see the winds tapering off in strength starting Monday, which would put us into a convective weather pattern, with afternoon clouds and showers over and around the mountains.
It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui. It’s a soft sunset, with very little distraction from anything other than the natural environment. The birds are taking roost, flying by two by two, a few still singing their praises of this great Sunday in the nearby trees. I sat out on my weather deck and hung out for about half an hour, enjoying the show. I decided to open a Sierra Neveda Pale Ale, and bbq’d some antibiotic free Rosie chicken thighs. I’ll plate that with steamed zucchini, and perhaps a couple of roasted red pepper slices. Life is good, celebrating my good furtune, and my Dad’s improving health. I hope you have a most peaceful Sunday night. How bout we meet here again in the morning, with the west coast three hours ahead of Hawaii time, while the east coast is six hours into the future at least as far as (clock time) is concerned. I’ll have the next narrative ready for your perusal at close to 530am HST. Ka den, laters already. Aloha…Glenn.
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