July 2006
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July 10-11 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Honolulu – 77
Hilo airport – 70
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Tuesday morning) on each of the major islands:
1.59 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.13 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.37 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.68 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located to the north and NE of our islands. The winds today through Wednesday will be stronger than normal, with small craft advisories active across all Hawaiian waters, and a high surf advisory for the east facing shores. 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
Surfing with Fido…
Photo credit: flikr.com
The stronger than normal trade winds continue to blow across the Hawaiian Islands at the start of this new work week. High pressure centers far to the north and NE of the Aloha state are the source of this brisk wind flow. We find a small craft advisory active over all the Hawaiian coastal and channel waters. All this “air in a hurry†is kicking up lots of rough waves along the east facing shores of the islands too…where a high surf advisory remains in force today. The islands themselves, in those windiest places, have wind advisories continuing from Sunday. The latest computer forecast models suggest that these strong and gusty winds will taper off a little after Tuesday.
All this wind has been blowing clouds from off the ocean, onto the windward coasts and slopes. The majority of the associated showers have been of the small drop variety, although that mist and drizzle has become a bit heavier in some of those typically wetter places. There shouldn’t be much change in this reality, with mostly minor amounts accumulating in our local rain gauges. The leeward sides have been mostly dry, although a few places have seen some moisture being carried over the lower mountains, into those leeward south and west coasts. The Kona area on the Big Island too, may have a few afternoon or evening upslope showers. Overall though, not much more than those occasional passing showers are expected for the time being.
It’s early Monday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin this very sunny sunset commentary! It was one of those super sunny days here on Maui, the kind of day that ends up with the entire hulk of the Haleakala Crater cloud free. This is not an ordinary condition, as almost everyday has some afternoon clouds banked up against the western slopes of the Crater. It’s almost with relief that the sun is slipping down behind some minor clouds located over the West Maui Mountains! It was the same way at the beach in Kihei this afternoon when I took my walk and swim, very sunny indeed! To call this day summery would be an understatement. I’m sure there are millions of people here in the islands, I mean thousands, who enjoy these dry sunny days to da max. Personally, I must admit I don’t mind having a few shade bearing clouds around, to help temper all that hot Hawaiian sunshine that beams down. Oh well, we all get our fair share of variety, which makes all the changes fun to watch. I hope you had a great day wherever you happened to have spent it. I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with the next updated narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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July 9-10 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 76
Molokai airport – 72
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:
0.25 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.30 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.07 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.51 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
1.21 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located to the north and NE of our islands. The winds today through Tuesday will be stronger than normal, with small craft advisories active across all Hawaiian waters, and a high surf advisory for the east facing shores. 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
The warm blue-green ocean meets the lava headlands of Hawaii!
Photo credit: flikr.com
A strong and gusty trade wind weather pattern will prevail across the islands now. High pressure systems have taken up residence to our north and NE, which are generating strong and gusty winds…with a small craft wind advisory active across all Hawaiian waters. The NWS office in Honolulu has also issued a wind advisory over all the islands as well. The trade winds will continue blowing through the next week at least, remaining stronger than normal through the first half of the new week ahead.
There will be some shower activity along the windward sides of all the islands, but not a lot. The Big Island and Maui will see more precipitation falling than elsewhere in the state, both along the windward sides…and over and near the Kona coast too. The leeward sides, other than in Kona that is, will remain nice and sunny during the days, with fair skies at night. The overall general outlook remains favorable, with just the strong and gust trade wind speeds as the standout.
It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin this post sunset commentary. I just came up to the weather tower after having bbq wild Pacific Salmon, with gobs of fresh organic salad herbs with my neighbors. I went surfing this morning, having to pass by 1000 peaks because of the gusty winds, past Olowalu because of the crowds, ending up at Puamana (near Lahaina) for some nice glassy surf, which was breaking in the 1-2 foot range…2 to 4 foot wave faces. It was mellow and relaxed, and I enjoyed surfing with the non-aggressive folks at this spot, which included a couple of ladies who were riding the waves well. Looks like it drizzled off and on most of the day over towards Makawao and Haiku, while here in Kula, it was dry and mostly sunny to partly cloudy. It was a lovely day to relax after an early morning surf. I hope you have a great Sunday night! I’ll be back early Monday morning with the next complete look at the weather here in Hawaii. Aloha, Glenn.
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July 8-9 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Sunday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Hilo airport – 71
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Sunday morning) on each of the major islands:
0.05 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.07 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.05 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.99 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
1.53 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located to the north and NE of our islands. The winds today through Monday will be stronger than normal, with small craft advisories active across all Hawaiian waters. 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
Can’t you just feel that soft warm air?!
Photo credit: flikr.com
A gusty trade wind weather pattern will prevail across the islands for the time being. A new high pressure system is moving into range this weekend, which will push the winds into the locally strong category…which has extended the small craft wind advisory across the entire state. The trade winds will continue blowing through the next week at least, remaining stronger than normal through much of the time.
There will be some shower activity along the windward sides of all the islands, but not a lot. The Big Island and Maui will see more precipitation falling than elsewhere in the state, both along the windward sides…and over and near the Kona coast too. The leeward sides, other than in Kona that is, will remain nice and sunny during the days, with fair skies at night. The overall general outlook remains favorable, with just the increase in trade wind speeds this weekend as the standout.
It’s early Saturday evening as I begin this pre sunset commentary. The big news in the Hawaiian Island weather picture now is the increase in trade wind speeds…as noted above. I made a town trip to Kahului today, taking care of some business. I first stopped at a skateboarding shop to get a major tuneup on my board, and put on new wheels. Next I went to Macy’s for a shopping spree, where I bought six new Aloha shirts. Then it was to the auto parts store for a new radiator cap, and finally to the health food store in Makawao on the way home. I just made myself a double espresso, in anticipation of another skateboarding adventure up the mountain, like I did last evening about the same time. I plan on going surfing early Sunday morning, that is if I can find the energy and enthusiasm, as I try to give myself one day to really kick back before the new work week starts again. I hope you have a great Saturday night! I’ll be back early Sunday, before breakfast and my trip to the favorite surfing spot. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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July 7-8 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Friday:
Lihue, Kauai – 85F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Saturday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Molokai airport – 73
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Saturday morning) on each of the major islands:
0.20 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.29 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.03 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.03 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.93 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far to the WNW and NE of our islands. Low pressure systems traveling along in the middle latitudes will help to keep the ridge between these two anticyclones a little further south than it has been, but with only slightly lighter winds the result today into 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
Can’t you just feel that soft warm air?!
Photo credit: flikr.com
A pleasant trade wind weather pattern will continue into the foreseeable future. A well established high pressure ridge remains anchored to the north of Hawaii, keeping a moderately strong flow of cooling and refreshing trade winds active over the Aloha state. A small craft advisory covers those windiest areas around Maui and the Big Island. The latest computer forecast models continue to point out an increase in our wind speeds later this coming weekend, into the middle of next week. This would push the winds into the locally strong category, which would extend the small craft advisory across the rest of the state…at least covering all the major channels between the islands. The trade winds will continue blowing through the next week at least.
After a little flurry of showers along the windward sides a couple of days ago, dry weather has returned in some places. The Big Island and Maui have had more precipitation falling than elsewhere in the state, both along the windward sides…and over and near the Kona coast too. There aren’t expected to be any major changes in this regime, with those passing showers falling along those north and east facing coasts and slopes. The leeward sides, other than in Kona that is, will remain nice and sunny during the days, with fair skies at night. The overall general outlook remains favorable, with just that increase in trade wind speeds later this weekend as the standout. Weather conditions will stick pretty close to our climatological norm for the time being.
It’s early Friday morning as I begin this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Kula, Maui is so quiet this morning, even the roosters are taking a break for the moment. It’s so quiet in fact that I just had the thought to light a stick of incense…which I did. The smoke is curling upwards in the office corner of this weather tower, and smells nice. The air temperature is 54.9F degrees at 515am, at this 3,100 foot elevation, which seems pretty typical for this time of year. I like it when the temperatures dip into the lower to middle 50F’s at night, which is perfect for sleeping under a down comforter. I usually push it down a little when I go to sleep, and often pull it back up in the early morning hours. // I just got an email from the person who is interviewing me for the Hawaii Magazine article (on the topic of Hawaii Weather) he is writing. He wants to go up the mountain with me while I skateboard after work, so we can talk about what makes weather work here in the tropics. // At lunch I’ll be going to the Sea Watch restaurant in Wailea, with a group of co-workers, which will be a little something different. I won’t be able to sneak in my beach walk and swim, although I don’t mind too much, as it’s been so hot lately anyway. Yesterday’s high temperature in Kihei was 93F degrees! I guess I’d better finish this off now, as I want to get out on the road for my early morning walk, which I enjoy quite a bit. I’ll be back later with more weather updates. I hope you have a great Friday! Aloha for now…Glenn.
I’d like to highlight the next advertising link on the left hand margin of all the pages on this website. This time it’s Shot from Above, which has for sale beautiful aerial Photography by – Chris Dahl Bredine. Chris lives in New Mexico, traveling to Maui often for some of the water sports activities he loves here in the islands. Most of the photo’s are of the mainland, however they are of excellent quality, and a visit to his website makes for an inspiring experience!
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July 6-7 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Hilo airport – 71
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:
0.13 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.16 MOANALUA, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.16 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.66 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far to the WNW and NE of our islands. Low pressure systems traveling along in the middle latitudes will help to keep the ridge between these two anticyclones a little further south than it has been, but with only slightly lighter winds the result today into 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
Peaceful Hawaii sunset…
Photo credit: flikr.com
Our local trade winds will continue, although will become a little lighter now through Saturday. They certainly won’t be going away altogether, although as mentioned, may get slightly lighter for several days. This simply means that rather than being moderate to fresh, they will be moderately strong. We’ve seen wind gusts well into the 30 mph range the last several days, with at least one spot having 40+ mph gusts! These modestly reduced trade wind speeds will keep our trade winds blowing generally in the 10-25 mph range, with still a few of the windier spots having gusts topping the 30 mph mark. The trade winds are expected to recover their strength again by Sunday, remaining quite strong through most of next week.
As the trade winds get a little softer now, we will likely find just a few windward biased showers falling. Often when the trades mellow out a touch, we start to find an increase in clouds stacking-up over and around the mountains, especially during the afternoon hours. So we will see some minor showers falling in both places through Saturday. The expected increase in trade wind speeds later this weekend will probably then bring the focus for showers mostly back to the windward sides. The freshening trade winds will help to force incoming clouds off the ocean, up the sides of the volcanic slopes. We call this influence orographic precipitation, or mountain induced shower activity. The leeward sides will remain mostly dry throughout this subtle transition.
It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I sit here typing out this sunset commentary. It was yet another warm, grading into hot day here in the islands. At the moment, right around 645pm, it’s still 70F degrees just outside my weather tower, and a very warm 82F degrees inside. My wind chimes are singing gently every once in a while, otherwise, it’s very peaceful and quiet. I don’t really have anything for dinner, so I’ll settle for an avocado from one of the trees on this property, plated with a couple of scoops of organic cottage cheese, and some fresh garden greens. I’m so delighted that tomorrow is Friday already, and then the weekend is right around the corner after that. I love these abbreviated work weeks! I have a luncheon meeting at the Sea Watch Restaurant in Wailea, which should be fun. All in all, things are going quite well for this Maui weatherman, and I hope you are in the same boat as well! I’ll be sure to meet you here super early in the morning with your next new narrative Friday. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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July 5-6 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Honolulu airport – 77
Hilo airport – 71
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Thursday morning) on each of the major islands:
0.75 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.79 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.05 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.14 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.35 PIIHONUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far to the WNW and NE of our islands. Low pressure systems traveling along in the middle latitudes will help to push the ridge between these two anticyclones a little further south than it has been, with slightly lighter winds the result today through Friday. 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
Outrigger canoe riding waves offshore from Waikiki
Photo credit: flikr.com
The trade winds will keep blowing across the latitudes of the Hawaiian Islands, ensuring pleasant weather. High pressure remains located far to the NE of the Aloha state, which is the source of our moderately strong breezes. These winds are strong enough around Maui and the Big Island that small craft advisory flags continue to fly in places there. The latest computer forecast models suggest that we could see a boost in the trade wind speeds this coming weekend, which might push the advisory across the rest of the state then. The nights will have the calmest winds, with winds picking up through the days, peaking in strength during the afternoon hours.
Rainfall has been a bit more active along the windward coasts and slopes, remaining completely dry in most leeward sections. The windward sides have been exceptionally dry the last several weeks, so that it has been with relief to see some modest increase in showers there recently. The windward side of the Big Island has had the most generous precipitation, with Glenwood picking up 2.00†during the last 24 hours as of early Wednesday morning. The latest models suggest we may see a few additional showers around the Big Island this weekend, as tropical moisture from a disturbance may move northward over that southernmost island then.
The tropical oceans are quiet for the most part, although a typhoon continues to rage in the western Pacific…taking aim on southern Japan. The central and eastern Pacific are free of any tropical cyclone activity. Looking further east, we find no spinning cloud forms in the Gulf of Mexico, or the Atlantic Ocean at this time. The high heat of summer will be warming the ocean surface now, so it’s just a matter of time before we start to see tropical storms and hurricanes forming again. We can certainly appreciate the lack of tropical activity though. By the way, that typhoon to the NE of the Philippines, called Ewiniar, has winds near 130 mph, with gusts to near 160 mph!
It’s early Wednesday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin today’s sunset commentary. Today was one of those days when it felt too hot, at least while down near the beach during my lunch break. I thought I’d get out on the beach and take a walk, and my customary swim. The problem was that there were no clouds for shade, and I just couldn’t force myself to get out there at mid-day and subject my already sun damaged skin to more of a good thing! My car thermometer was registering 92F degrees at around 1pm. I got my food and went back to my air conditioned office to eat. Interestingly enough I surfed the web right away for what the temperatures were along the far NW coast of California, around Eureka and Arcata. Those 55F degree temperatures that I found looked so appealing for some reason. Up here in Kula, the high temperature was a relatively warm 77F degrees…manageably warm. It’s now just before sunset, with 67.8F degrees just outside my weather tower at 645pm. It’s partly cloudy, and the cool air feels wonderful. I hope you have a great Wednesday night, and that you will join me here again on Thursday. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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July 4-5 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Honolulu airport – 77
Molokai airport – 72
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:
0.22 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.01 LULUKU, OAHU
0.02 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.70 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
2.00 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing moderately strong 1030 millibar high pressure system located far to the NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will keep moderate to locally fresh trade winds blowing today through Thursday…strongest during the afternoons as usual. 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
Nice place to spend 4th of July!
Photo credit: Kona boy
The long stretch of fine weather here in the Hawaiian Islands will continue. The trade winds continue to be the dominate weather feature, blowing in the moderate to fresh range. The overlying atmosphere remains quite dry and stable, limiting showers greatly…even along the windward coasts and slopes. Air temperatures will be warm to very warm during the days, and seasonably warm near the ocean at night. Sunshine will be abundant just about everywhere, with just those occasional partly to mostly cloudy periods here and there…especially over and around the mountains. The latest computer forecast models show little change in these favorably inclined weather conditions well into the future.
It’s early Tuesday evening here in Kula, Maui, a little before the sunset hour. As it turned out, I never left the house, that is after running down to get breakfast at a french restaurant down the mountain. It was closed however, so I just took a slow, scenic tour back up through Kula, home again for the day. I dove into some paperwork that dates way back, some early stuff from my TV show. It was good to separate it, keep some, and recycle the old paper away. I had planned on surfing this morning, but judged it to be too small, and with too much wind on it…so perhaps this coming weekend. I know I should be listening to The Who, or the Rolling Stones, or some other hard rocking music, in celebration of this special day. For some reason though, it’s been a very introspective day, and I find myself at the moment listening to songs of the Secret Garden, which is very soft and gentle stuff. I’m feeling in harmony with the day. I trust you are experiencing freedom and independence from wherever you are now. I’ll be back very early Wednesday morning with the next narrative. Aloha for now…Glenn
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July 3-4 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 76
Hilo airport – 72
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Tuesday morning) on each of the major islands:
0.51 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.04 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.14 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.09 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing moderately strong high pressure systems located far to the NNE and NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will keep moderate to locally fresh trade winds blowing today through Wednesday…strongest during the afternoons as usual. 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
Delicate tropical flower unfolding
Photo credit: Kona boy
The long stretch of fine weather here in the Hawaiian Islands will continue. The trade winds continue to be the dominate weather feature, blowing in the moderate to fresh range. The overlying atmosphere remains quite dry and stable, limiting showers greatly…even along the windward coasts and slopes. Air temperatures will be warm to very warm during the days, and seasonably warm near the ocean at night. Sunshine will be abundant just about everywhere, with just those occasional partly to mostly cloudy periods here and there…especially over and around the mountains. The latest computer forecast models show little change in these favorably inclined weather conditions well into the future.
This is the time of year when we have to keep an eye out for tropical cyclones, although it’s still a little early in the summer for much activity. The eastern Pacific, or towards Mexico, is where we watch most intently, although despite the presence of a couple of weak tropical disturbances, there are no threatening areas at this time. Looking even further east, there are no tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico, or the Atlantic Ocean either. One disturbed area of weather in the Gulf has lots of thunderstorms however, and is expected to bring locally heavy rains to the Texas coast. We have to look west toward the Philippine Sea to find a hurricane, which is actually called a typhoon in that part of the world.
It’s Monday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start this post sunset commentary. I just heard my first firecrackers going off up the road! Today was a good one for exercise, starting off with my sunrise walk, moving into my lunch-time beach walk and swim. Then after work I took the drive up the mountain to my favorite skateboard stretch of road. There’s plenty of walking back up, after carving tight turns riding down. I checked out the sunset as I was driving down, listening to rock and roll on Manao Radio on the FM dial…tune in here on Maui, and online. I’ve got a loose plan to surf early Saturday morning with a friend from work, I’ll call him at 6am as I leave. I’ll be back here before that of course, before breakfast and coffee, first thing. I hope you have a great Monday night! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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July 2-3 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Molokai – 73
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:
0.35 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.01 WAIAWA, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.06 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.12 KAMUELA UPPER, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing moderately strong high pressure systems located far to the north and NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will keep moderate to locally fresh trade winds blowing today through the July 4th holiday…strongest during the afternoons as usual. 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
Ocean Light
Photo credit: flikr.com
The weather here in the Hawaiian Islands remains quite nice, with lots of sunshine during the days…and seasonably warm nights at sea level. The trade winds will continue to grace the Aloha state, and will be the most influential weather feature through Monday. Looking further ahead, the latest computer forecast models show these cooling and refreshing breezes remaining active through the next week at least. This is good news for the folks who plan to head down to the beach, as the ocean is a nice warm 78F!
There are no precipitation enhancers in the forecast, so that whatever few showers fall, will be restricted to the windward sides exclusively. Those minor showers will tend to fall most generously during the cooler night and early morning hours. The south and west facing leeward coasts will find dry weather, with only the upslope Kona areas forecast to have a few afternoon showers at best. All of the above is exactly what we would expect this time of year. We we have the big 4th of July holiday coming up on Tuesday, and the weather looks just fine for that too!
It’s early Sunday evening here in Upcountry Maui. I was successful at staying home all day today, accomplishing several things on my list in the process. It was a warm day, sunny to partly cloudy. The high temperature here in Kula, at 3,000+ feet, topped-out at 73.8F degrees. Now, at 650pm, we’ve fallen off that high mark, back down to a still very pleasant 68.4F. I’m in the mood to hit a few balls on the ping pong table, although, alas, no one to stand at the other end. I’ve done some lazy reading during the afternoon, and am now about to walk down the steps from this weather tower…into the kitchen. I’ve got in mind to heat some noodles, then pour them on top a nice mound of fresh pesto. I’ll turn to steamed brocolli, that, or a big pile of fresh organic herb mix, along side the pasta. Finalizing the meal, I’ll grate some very tasty Italian cheese on top. It will be just about sunset then, so that I’ll sit at my window and enjoy the show with dinner. The resident mockingbirds are singing to each from the tree tops. Kden, see you on the other side, that is early Monday morning with your next completely updated narrative reading for the reading and dreaming. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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July 1-2 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Sunday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 78
Hilo, Big Island – 71
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Sunday morning) on each of the major islands:
0.16 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.02 MAUNAWILI, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.03 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.15 MAUNAWILI, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a moderately strong 1028 millibar high pressure system far to the north of our islands. This pressure configuration will keep moderate to locally fresh trade winds blowing today through Monday…strongest during the afternoons as usual. 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
The Spirit of Hula
The weather here in the Hawaiian Islands remains very nice, with lots of daytime sunshine, and seasonably warm nights at sea level.The trade winds will continue to grace the Aloha state, and will be the most influential weather feature through this weekend. Looking further ahead, the latest computer forecast models show these cooling and refreshing breezes remaining active through the next week at least. This is good news for the folks who plan to head down to the beach, as the ocean is a nice warm 78F!
There are no precipitation enhancers in the forecast, so that whatever few showers fall, will be restricted to the windward sides almost exclusively. Those minor showers will tend to fall most generously during the cooler night and early morning hours. The south and west facing leeward coasts will find dry weather, with only the upslope Kona areas forecast to have a few afternoon showers at best. All of the above is exactly what we would expect this time of year. Of course we have the big 4th of July holiday coming up on Tuesday, and the weather looks just fine for that too!
It’s early Saturday evening as I begin this sunset commentary, well ahead of the actual sun setting. I went to see the new film The Devil Wears Prada last evening after work. I liked it a lot! It was so good to see Meryl Streep on the big screen again, as I’ve liked most everything she’s been in over the years. Anne Hathaway, whose face was on the screen most, was quite beautiful…I definitely got a fairly major crush on her! The film showed the glamour behind the scenes in the fashion industry…and the ruthless power struggles too. On another note, I went surfing at a place called 1000 peaks early this morning, with a friend from work. We found rather stiff sideshore winds, which made it choppy and white capped…not the best of conditions to say the least. It was fun just being in the ocean though, on a surfboard, with waves breaking in the area. There’s been high and middle level clouds over the islands today, which will more than likely bring forth a very colorful sunset. I hope you enjoy your Saturday night! I’ll be back on Sunday with more weather updates, and an abbreviated narrative. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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