Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennJune 6-7 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 80
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 78
Hilo airport – 68
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Wednesday morning) on each of the major islands, including:
0.03 WAILUA, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.15 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.20 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing southward displaced high pressure systems located to the WNW, and NE of the islands. connected by a ridge. This will keep the trade winds blowing, but mostly in the light category through Thursday…a little stronger in some places during the afternoon hours. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs

Low pressure systems in the middle latitudes of the north Pacific Ocean, are keeping trade wind producing high pressure systems, with ridges, displaced well south of their normal position for this time of year. The southern location of this elongated zone of high pressure, located about 175 miles north of the island of Kauai now, is helping to keep our local trade winds lighter than usual for early June. We can look for 5-20 mph breezes in most areas, which is barely enough to temper the very warm afternoon temperatures near sea level. Air temperatures are going to be seasonal, although will feel somewhat more muggy than when the trade winds are blowing stronger.
A cloud band, extending from a low pressure system to the NE of the islands, has kept the windward sides of Kauai and Oahu a bit showery lately. Weather maps and satellite imagery show the band of clouds as a trough extending from this very late season low pressure system. Local radar images show that those two northernmost islands have been experiencing a few showers during the last 24 hours. Looking at the rain gauges though, there’s certainly nothing very impressive falling from those clouds. It is rather remarkable that we would be having such a cloud band with any showers this time of year though!
The latest computer forecast models show that we’ll see little change in the light wind regime through this work week. Meanwhile, high pressure aloft over the islands will keep our overlying atmosphere quite dry and stable. We have a modified trade wind weather pattern, mixing it up with a modified convective weather pattern. We’ll see nice mornings, with afternoon clouds developing over and around the mountains, although with just a few showers falling here and there. These late spring conditions will continue through the rest of the week. The trade winds are expected to return this weekend, signaling the return of a more normal trade wind weather pattern then.
It’s early Tuesday evening here in Kula, Maui. It was about as perfect a late spring day as naturally possible, at least in a weather sense. At one point I looked out the window at the Pacific Disaster Center in Kihei, and saw that the West Maui Mountains were completely clear of clouds at mid-day…which is very unusual this time of year. Now, just at sunset, I see that the windwards sides are nearly totally clear, while a few low hanging cumulus clouds surround the flanks of the West Maui Mountains, which isn’t all that common either. The weather is about as good as it gets, really fine without a doubt. I get all these weather inquires asking “when is the best time of year to visit Maui.” I almost always answer: May and June, and then again in October. I typically go further and add: there really isn’t a bad month to visit the islands…truly! I hope you have a great Tuesday night, and will feel moved to come on back again on Wednesday, oh why not, this is totally about the tropics, which we all love! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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