Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs

We are finally at the end of our lighter than normal trade wind weather pattern. The high pressure ridge, which has been sitting just to our north, causing the lighter winds…is now moving northward this weekend. As this ridge migrates northward out of the subtropics, back into the middle latitudes, where it would normally be this time of year…our trade wind speeds will pick back to seasonal levels. The very warm afternoon temperatures at sea level, which have been rising into the upper 80F’s lately, will be easier to take…with the return of our cooling and refreshing trade wind breezes.

The latest computer forecast models suggest that these more moderate trade winds will prevail through the next week at least. Climatology would lead us to believe that these trade winds would continue to blow through the rest of this month in fact. As usual, the trade wind breezes will blow most strongly during the late morning through late afternoon hours. After sunset, and through the early morning hours, the winds typically calm down quite a bit in most areas. The valleys, and also through the major channels between the islands, often exhibit the strongest trade wind speeds.

The overlying atmosphere, through the last week at least, has been very dry and stable. This has helped to limit precipitation greatly. As a matter of fact, almost all rain gauges during the last seven days have remained completely devoid of moisture. As the trade winds ratchet-up a notch or two now, we’ll likely see a few more showers start to pass over the windward coasts and slopes…most often during the night and early morning hours. The rainfall pattern will remain on the dry side during the next week just about everywhere though. As I’ve mentioned many times lately, June is usually the driest month of the year here in the Aloha state.

It’s early Saturday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin this evening’s Sunset Commentary. It’s actually after sunset this evening, which was quite lovely in fact. I sometimes have a situation when I keep having to make statements about what a “long cloudy period we’re having”, or how “windy” it is, or whatever. We have now moved into a period that is truly looking a lot like a normal late spring weather pattern. You can only push climatology so far, before it finally becomes the boss again! We have another unavoidable weather pattern coming around, actually celestial pattern I should say…which is of course the very near full moon these nights. I can’t yet see it sliding brightly up over the flank of the Haleakala Crater, although I know it has risen for many of you already, perhaps it’s already floating-up out the Pacific Ocean for the folks in Hana, Maui. It’s well after sunset, although there’s still an orangish-pink sky far in the west. It feels so warm, with my inside the weather tower thermometer reading 73.6F on one of them, and the other, sitting on my window surrounded bed just to my left…has 73F showing. I have my levi’s on, with my shearling wool tower slippers, and yet bare chested at the moment. I’m celebrating my Fathers recovery from heart surgery, with a stiff drink of Grey Goose, mineral water, with a slice of fresh picked Kula lemon. Breathing pretty easy tonight, with the hope that all beings in the universe have peace of mind with this exhale. Aloha for now…Glenn.

I’m keeping the advertising links section open for a little while longer. Many of the current businesses (on the left hand margin of all pages on this large website) are choosing to continue, although a couple are dropping out for this next three month period. The cost of placing a hot link to your business is $50 per month, with a three month minimum. This keeps your link highlighted (on all pages) for three months at just $150. There are a few available slots available now. Please let me know of your interest by emailing me, or replying in the box below. I can put a link to your business the very same day you let me know you want it. Thanks…Glenn.