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

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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.