Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennAir Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 74
Hilo airport – 65
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
0.04 MAUNAWILI, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.01 KULA BRANCH STATION, MAUI
0.20 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a high pressure system located to the NE of our islands, with a ridge extending from it to another high pressure cell to our WNW. This ridge is located close to the island of Kauai. This will keep the trade winds blowing, but mostly in the light category Friday…strengthening some 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
North shore of Oahu
The lighter than normal trade wind pattern will continue through the next couple of days. Low pressure centers to the north of the islands, will keep our trade wind producing high pressure ridge pushed down close to the Aloha state for the time being. This in turn is keeping our local trade wind speeds lighter than normal for this time of year. Wind speeds will range between 5-22 mph for the most part through the early part of the weekend. Then later Saturday into Sunday, the high pressure ridge will nudge further north, allowing the return of gradually strengthening trade winds over the weekend. The latest computer forecast models indicate that the winds will remain close to the climatological norm thereafter for quite a while.
The overlying atmosphere remains dry and stable, which is limiting shower production in all areas. This whole week has been dry, which is typical for the month of June. As the trade winds increase a notch or two starting this weekend, we will likely see a modest increase in incoming showers along the windward sides of the islands…especially on the aBig Island. The leeward sides, which have been exceptionally dry, will remain dry for the foreseeable future. As is often the case during a late spring trade wind weather pattern, the Kona slopes of the Big Island may see a few afternoon or evening showers falling locally. However any way you look at it, the Aloha state will continue to see relatively dry conditions prevailing in almost all areas..
It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start this sunset commentary. Day after day now, strings of days in fact, with beautiful weather prevailing. Sunshine galore in most areas today, with just a few, mostly non-rain bearing clouds stacking-up over and around the mountains during the afternoon hours. The main thing for me today, was the successful surgery my father had on his heart. It was actually one of those rather difficult days somehow, sort of like climbing up hill most of the time. The kind of day when there were many more red lights to stop at than usual, in contrast to those lucky days when they all seem to be green! I had to handle some plumbing problems at my Maui Meadows property, and just about everything seemed a little more difficult than usual. Despite all of this, as I sit here in my weather tower at sunset, with the late day sunshine flooding in, I feel good about everything. It sometimes takes days like this to make me fully realize just how good life is. I end this long day, after so many telephone calls to the hospital where my sisters and Mom spent the day, relieved and happy that my Father is expected to feel much better over the coming weeks! I hope you have a great Thursday night! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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