Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennJune 1-2 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 82
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 75
Kalaeloa, Oahu – 69
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Friday morning) on each of the major islands, including:
0.00 KAUAI
0.02 WILSON TUNNEL, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.00 MAUI
0.11 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a pressure centers, with their associated ridges, stretched out across the Pacific, located well south of their normal latitude zones for this time of year. This will keep the trade winds blowing, but mostly in the light category through Saturday. 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.
Tropical Cyclone Activity – The eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 through November 30…while the central Pacific runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map can be found by clicking here. For the central Pacific, the latest information can be found by clicking here.
An incredible sunset from Kaanapali Beach, Maui
A pleasant late spring trade wind weather pattern persists here in the islands. High pressure both at the surface and aloft remains anchored nearby. We can think of this as descending air over and around the Aloha state. Typically, when air is subsiding, we find fair weather conditions. This is in contrast to when we have rising air, in association with a low pressure system…which often brings cloudy and showery weather conditions. The presence of high pressure so close, is keeping our trade winds lighter than normal, and our local clouds much less shower prone than normal too.
The trade winds won’t be slipping away completely by any means, although will be lighter than what we usually see this time of year. The latest computer forecast model output keeps our trade winds blowing in the light to locally moderate range through the next week. Applying numbers here, we can look for 5-22 mph trade winds in general. Balmy breezes might be another apt way of describing their character. These will provide at least some cooling and refreshing aspect to our local weather, keeping the coconut palm trees swaying during the days.
The overlying atmosphere is very dry and stable. This simply means that we have been dry, and will continue to be dry for another couple of days. There have been clouds around, especially during the afternoon hours, but they haven’t been able to drop anything wet. Just about every rain gauge in the state of Hawaii has been dry, dry, dry most of this week. What few brief little showers that have been able to wiggle loose from the base of those few clouds, have been meager at best. We may see a modest increase in showers this weekend along the windward sides, and then around Tuesday and Wednesday of next week…although they certainly won’t be any gully washers!
It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui. It was sunny all day down at the beaches, great for getting that cherished tan. Clouds gathered over and around the mountains during afternoon, although few if any showers fell from their dark bases. At the moment, here in my weather tower, I’m feeling slightly cool, with low hanging fog in the area. It’s totally cloudy now, although I can see the sunset flooding the lowlands down below with warm sunshine. The truth is that I’m feeling sad, not only for my Dad who is back in the hospital, but for my Mom, and my sisters and brother, who share in the grief around my ailing Father. I’m not going to go on and on about this situation, although it is an influence. It’s not business as usual…as I see in no uncertain terms, that life changes. Life is on going, and includes everything, the living and the dying of all forms of life. I’m hopeful though, ever hopeful that life will continue. My Father is getting the very best treatment, the very best care, with a loving wife keeping a close and caring eye on her husband of 60 years. Wind chimes singing as warm tears roll down my cheeks this evening. I send out healing and caring feelings towards all those people in the world who need them, from Mother Maui. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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