August 2006
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August 21-22 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
LIHUE, KAUAI – 77
KAHULUI AIRPORT, MAUI – 69
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:
2.91 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.56 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.36 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
1.17 WAIAHA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure located far to the north and NE of our islands. Meanwhile, low pressure in the area will start to erode our trade wind strength…with winds getting lighter now. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
Aloha Paragraphs
Sea level view in Hawaii…
Photo Credit: flikr.com
Our moderately strong trade winds will stick around for another couple of days, and then turn ESE or SE by Thursday…ushering in a change in weather. Our weather will be quite pleasant, with lots of daytime sunshine, and balmy temperatures along the leeward sides for the time being. There will be showers falling along the windward sides at times, although not many. Starting after the middle of the week, we’ll likely see a period of sultry weather arrive here in the islands. This will be the result of whatever is left of former tropical storm Hector’s circulation, moving in between Hawaii and our trade wind producing high pressure system to the NE…and the arrival of an upper level low pressure system. The computer forecast models are suggesting that we may see an increase in showers during the second half of the week, some of which could be locally heavy here and there by Friday and Saturday.
Hurricane Ioke is active in the central Pacific now. This tropical cyclone will be too far away to directly influence us, and will be moving further away to the WNW of here over the next several days. The area, as shown by this satellite image, is wearing the classic spiral shape of a true tropical cyclone. Despite it’s omnious appearance, it isn’t expected to give us any trouble. Meanwhile, tropical storm Hector to our east, will be dropping in strength now that it moves over cooler sea surface temperatures and meets shearing winds aloft. Hector will not be a threat for the Hawaiian Islands either. See this tracking map for both system’s path. Meanwhile, a new tropical cyclone called 10E (Ileana) has developed close to Mexico, it will show up on the tracking map above as well.
It’s an interesting time now, what with a hurricane to our SW, and a tropical storm to our east! Fortunately, neither of these tropical systems will bring bad weather to our area. As noted above though, whatever is left of the one to our east will help to cause a shift in our local winds. We will become rather hot and muggy, and if the winds become SE as the models suggest, we could get hazy too. An atmospheric destabilizing upper trough will be around later this week too, which could cause some localized rainy weather. It’s still a bit too early to put our finger on exactly how this will manifest. The key questions of where, how much, and when will likely become more clear over the next couple of days. Conditions will be fine through this first part of the week though.
It’s early Monday evening as I begin this sunset commentary. It was a very pleasant day here in the islands, quite nice indeed! I’m starting to realize that there will be an end to the hot weather of high summer. I’m not quite sure what it is, and perhaps I’m even making it up, although I can sense on some level that autumn isn’t all that far out into the future. I sometimes feel like I’m barely making it through some of these hot tropical summer days, especially being right down at sea level five days a week in Kihei. It’s always such a relief to get home to the cooler air upcountry. I’m about to go down and make dinner, this week consisting of organic chicken breast taco’s. I heat the corn tortillas, melt some Farmers cheese, add sliced avocado, and pile a bunch of organic salad greens on top. Usually I would add some hot salsa, but I forgot to buy it this week. I’ll eat, do some reading, and then hit the hay around 830pm…I know, I know, that’s so early, but if you were getting up at 4am the next morning, you might be on the same schedule. I love my routine, it suits me just fine. I hope you have a great Monday night, and that you might drop on by again Tuesday for more fresh organic weather information then. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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August 20-21 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 89
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 88
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
HONOLULU, OAHU – 78
HILO AIRPORT – 721
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:
1.24 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.48 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.47 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.51 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure located far to the north and NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will keep moderately strong trade winds blowing across our area today and Tuesday, gusty during the afternoons locally. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
Aloha Paragraphs
I’m sure you can put this picture into motion…
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The trade winds will remain the primary weather feature in the Hawaiian Islands today into Monday. Our weather will be quite pleasant, with lots of daytime sunshine, and balmy temperatures along the leeward sides. There will be showers falling along the windward sides at times. Starting towards the middle of this new week, we will likely see a period of sultry weather arrive here in the islands. This will be the result of whatever is left of then former tropical storm Hector’s circulation, moving in between Hawaii and our trade wind producing high pressure system to the NE. We may see an increase in showers during the second half of the week, some of which could be locally heavy.
A tropical storm named Ioke has quickly strengthened into a hurricane overnight. This tropical cyclone will be too far away to directly influence us, and will be moving further away to the SW and west over the next several days. The area, as shown by this satellite image, is wearing the classic spiral shape of a true tropical cyclone. Despite it’s omnious appearance, it isn’t expected to give us any trouble. Meanwhile, tropical storm Hector to our east, will be dropping in strength now that it moves over cooler sea surface temperatures and meets shearing winds aloft. Hector will not be a threat for the Hawaiian Islands either. See this tracking map for both system’s path.
It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing today’s mellow sunset commentary. The tropical waters of the Pacific are active with spinning storms now. Fortunately, none of these systems are taking aim on our fragile Hawaiian Islands. I’m listening to the most sultry jazz at the moment, really smooth…yeah. The warm August sunshine streaming into my weather tower is so comfortable sitting here bare footed and chested. Glancing to my left on the desk, a bottle of Red Hook India Pale Ale looks awfully drinkable right now, sitting here in here in paradise. Lots of Aloha going to Poipu, Saratoga, Switzerland, and to you there in your place too. Have a good Sunday night, I’ll meet you here in the morning. Aloha, Glenn.
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August 19-20 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 89
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Sunday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
HONOLULU, OAHU – 78
HILO AIRPORT – 72
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:
0.72 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.49 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.65 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1025 millibar high pressure system located far to the NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will keep moderately strong trade winds blowing across our area today and Monday, gusty during the afternoons locally. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
Aloha Paragraphs
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The trade winds will remain the primary weather feature in the Hawaiian Islands this weekend. Our weather will be quite pleasant, with lots of daytime sunshine, and balmy temperatures along the leeward sides. Clouds being carried in on the trade winds, will keep the windward sides showery at times. Towards the middle or end of next week, we may have the convergence of an upper level low, along with whatever moisture that may arrive from the deeper tropics…that could work together in bringing us an increase in showers then.
A tropical storm named Ioke has formed well south of the Hawaiian Islands now. This tropical cyclone will be too far to our away to directly influence us, and will be moving away to the SW and WSW over the next several days . The area, as shown by this satellite image, has taken on the classic spiral shape of a true tropical vortex now…and will be strengthening as it moves away from the islands. Despite it’s omnious appearance, it isn’t expected to give us any trouble…thank goodness. Meanwhile, hurricane Hector to our east will be dropping in strength now that it moves over cooler sea surface temperatures. Hector will not be a problem for the Hawaiian Islands either. See a tracking map for both systems in the paragraph below.
It’s early Saturday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing this early sunset commentary. The day was a quiet one up here, although I could see strong and gusty trade winds blowing down in the lowlands. There were showers around this morning along the windward sides, but they gave way to sunnier skies this afternoon. I didn’t go anywhere for a change, and just gave myself a full day from just about everything…lounging around like crazy. This evening I have an old friend from Marin County coming up for dinner. A friend gave me an old bottle of red wine, a 1988 Napa Valley Ramsay Cabernet Sauvignon. I was afraid it might be ”over the hill", or too old…and sure enough, it had a brown tint to it. It still tastes good enough to drink though, and I’ll offer my friends next door a taste. I’ll be cooking up some red sauce for a pasta dinner, served up with fresh organic salad mixings. It was a good day, very relaxed, and with a good head space to go with it. I hope you have a great Saturday night, whether you’re here in Lahaina or Paia, or in Denver, Colorado, or for that matter…maybe London, England. I’ll be back in the morning with more news, until then you can keep an eye on both tropical storm Ioke our south, and hurricane Hector to our east, usuing this storm track map neither of which pose a danger to Hawaii. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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August 18-19 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Friday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 89
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Saturday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
KANEOHE, OAHU – 78
HILO AIRPORT – 72
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:
0.24 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.04 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.06 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.51 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1031 millibar high pressure system located far to the NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will generate gusty trade winds across our area Saturday and Sunday, accentuated to some degree by a weak tropical low pressure system moving by to our south. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
Aloha Paragraphs
Another fabulous Hawaii beach
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The trade winds will remain the primary weather feature in the Hawaiian Islands today and Saturday. Our weather will be quite pleasant, with lots of daytime sunshine, and balmy temperatures during the nights. The leeward sides will see the most abundant sunshine, as is often the case, with some beach areas on Maui reaching into the lower 90F’s. A batch of showers around in the southern part of the state will be locally rather generous along the windward coasts and slopes. Next week looks like another fairly routine period of moderately strong trade winds.
A weak tropical low pressure system, to the south of the Big Island Friday morning, will be moving by now into the weekend. This weak area of disturbed weather, also called a tropical disturbance, will bring an increase in showers to the Big Island and perhaps Maui. We are also expecting a surge in our trade wind speeds as it moves westward to the south of Hawaii Saturday. The disturbance, as shown by this satellite image, is expected to stay far enough south, that no major weather concerns are in the forecast.
It’s early Friday morning here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing today’s last paragraph of today’s narrative. Clouds hugged the slopes of the Haleakala Crater overnight, with unusual light showers falling off and on. I can still hear the occasional drips falling to the ground from the eaves. Looking out my weather tower window, I can see that the clouds have recently parted, with a few stars shining now. It’s that time of the morning when there’s a faint light blue beginning to sneak into sight in the eastern sky, the first sign of our Aloha Friday sunrise. Today is Admissions Day in Hawaii, and so it’s a state holiday, which means that the Maui Community College is closed. This in turn marks a day off from doing my TV weather show. I wished I would have remembered, I could have slept in an hour longer this morning! If you read the paragraphs above, you will know that there isn’t much change expected in the favorably inclined weather conditions coming up through the next week, dominated by our usual August trade winds. I guess I’ll get out there (for my early morning walk) and join those roosters that are crowing so enthusiastically this morning. I hope you have a great Friday! I’ll be back with more weather updates later today. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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August 17-18 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
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 – 69
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:
0.07 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.41 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.11 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.69 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.21 WAIAHA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1031 millibar high pressure system located far to the NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will generate moderately strong trade winds across our area today, with a possible increase Saturday as a weak tropical low pressure system moves by to our south. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
Aloha Paragraphs
The end of another perfect day in paradise
Photo Credit: flikr.com
Island weather will remain breezy through the foreseeable future, as the trade winds continue to grace our area in the central north Pacific. Our weather will remain just fine in general, with lots of daytime sunshine, and balmy temperatures during the nights. The leeward sides will have the most sunshine, as is often the case, with the warmest areas reaching into the lower 90F’s. What showers that will be around will fall most frequently, and most generously, along the windward coasts and slopes during the night and early morning hours. Next week looks like another fairly routine period of moderately strong trade winds.
A weak tropical low pressure system, to the SSE of the Big Island, will move by to our south over the next couple of days. This weak area of disturbed weather, also called a tropical disturbance (one rung lower than a numbered tropical depression), will have little influence on our local weather conditions. We are however expecting a modest surge in our trade wind speeds as it migrates through the area. The disturbance, as shown by this satellite image, is expected to stay far enough south of Hawaii, that no weather problems are in the forecast.
It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing today’s sunset commentary. The sun is poking through the clouds as it begins to set in the western sky. There was a large colorful rainbow that I saw driving up the Haleakala Highway, on the way home from work in Kihei. Speaking of Kihei, it was windy this afternoon, so windy in fact that I decided to give a pass to my usual lunch time beach walk and swim. I could have pressed myself to get out there, but I was just plain lazy, and pretty tired from an overload of work the last couple of days. I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get in the ocean, but then again relieved that I didn’t have to deal with the gusty trade winds that were buffeting the coast. The sun is streaming into my weather tower at the moment, the dogs are barking at something up the way, otherwise, it’s a quiet and peaceful upcountry evening. I’m about ready to go downstairs and make a big fish taco for dinner, including bbq’d sashimi grade Ahi, melted Farmers cheese, Hass avocado, fresh salsa (hot), topped with lots of salad. I hope you have a nice Thursday night! I’ll plan on meeting you here early Friday morning with the next narrative update, at least in this Hawaii time zone. Aloha until then…Glenn.
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August 16-17 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 91
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
KANEOHE, OAHU – 77
HILO AIRPORT – 68
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:
1.50 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.05 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.54 KAHUKU RANCH, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far to the NW and NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will generate moderately strong trade winds across our area today and Friday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
Aloha Paragraphs
The beautiful Kauai shoreline
Photo Credit: flikr.com
There will be little change in these favorably inclined trade wind weather conditions. This type of weather pattern is very typical during the month of August. The trade winds will gradually be strengthening into the moderately strong levels Wednesday into Thursday. These balmy breezes will carry a few passing showers onto the windward sides, leaving the leeward areas mostly dry. Otherwise, nothing out of the ordinary to speak of weatherwise…with very warm days, giving way to seasonably warm temperatures at night through the rest of this week.
Lets’s talk briefly about tropical cyclone activity here in the Pacific Ocean: we have a tropical storm that will be skirting the very tip of southern Japan, then moving into South Korea in the western Pacific…meanwhile, we have tropical storm Hector now spinning the waters of the eastern Pacific. Here in the central Pacific, we have nothing going on, which is just the way we like it! I don’t want to jinx our luck, but we sure are fortunate to be located where we are! We have two things that often help to protect us from tropical storms heading in our direction from Mexico way: strong upper winds, which help to shear the tops off these storms as they approach, and then most of the time, cooler water temperatures over which these tempests have to move…which dissipates their energy.
One more word about that subject: An area of disturbed weather, or often called a tropical disturbance, is moving by to the south of the state. The next level of intensity would be a tropical depression, or a numbered system. The next up the rung is a tropical storm of course, when a name gets affixed…and finally, depending upon where you are on the planet, the top contenders become hurricanes and typhoons. Those two titles are that only, with no difference in their individual characteristics, other than the geographical locations. This disturbance, as shown by this satellite image, is expected to stay far enough south of Hawaii, that no weather problems are forecast.
It’s early Wednesday morning here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. I was able to make my vacation plans yesterday, which has me flying from Maui to San Francisco the night of October 17th. I was able to use my miles for this trip, although I was "forced" to take a red eye. I usually avoid these, although this time around it was the only thing available. At any rate, I’ll fly back from San Francisco to Maui again on November 12th. I’ll plan on seeing my family during that time, and visit with friends in Northern California as well. I’m excited about all of this, although obviously it’s still quite a ways out into the future. You know how it is though, the thought of getting out from under a heavy duty work schedule (even when you love what you’re doing) is enticing. Oops, I just glanced at the clock, and I need to wrap this baby up, so I can get out there on the road for my early morning walk around. This is going to be an irregular work day, so not sure if I can get around to doing much more today. I’ll be back for sure early Thursday morning though, you can count on that. I hope you have a great Wednesday! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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August 15-16 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 86
Kahului, Maui – 93
Hilo, Hawaii – 85
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
KANEOHE, OAHU – 79
HILO AIRPORT – 70
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:
4.52 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.93 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.28 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.17 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.20 KAMUELA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far to the NW and NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will generate moderately strong trade winds across our area Wednesday and Thursday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
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Sunset at Waikiki Beach
Photo Credit: flikr.com
A classic trade wind weather pattern is setting up through the rest of this week. This type of weather pattern is very common during the month of August. The trade winds will start off today in the light to moderately strong category, gradually firming into the moderately strong level. Days will be warm to very warm, depending upon where you are in the islands, with the warmest areas being right down at the beaches…cooler as you go up in elevation.
These trade winds will carry a few passing showers onto the windward sides, leaving the leeward areas mostly dry. There are no indications of any organized rain makers coming our way, so that we’ll find mostly the common overnight showers falling here and there. The leeward south and west facing coastal areas will have lots of sunshine beaming down during the days. The windward north and east facing beaches will see partly cloudy weather in general.
It’s early Tuesday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin this sunset commentary. Once again when I left Kihei, it was hot and sunny, not to mention dry. As I drove across the central valley, and up the Haleakala Highway, I could see big white billowing cumulus clouds towering over the mountain. At the bottom of that stack of clouds, was a very dark base of low lying clouds. Looking out the window of my weather tower right now, those clouds are clipping the tops of the taller trees. Looking up the mountain from here, there’s low hanging fog just uphill from here. My weather deck was slightly wet, showing signs of an earlier light shower. It’s very quiet and muffled, other than my wind chimes, which are sounding off very so gently. I just love the change in weather each day when I leave the coast and arrive back in this upcountry area. It’s like leaving summer and coming back into fall or winter…at least tropically speaking. As I’ve mentioned many times, it’s not unusual to have the temperature drop 20F degrees between down there and up here! I have a big day tomorrow, with all the festivities of the Pacific Disaster Center’s 10th anniversary. I’m one of the founding fathers of this organization, so it’s a special day. There will be lots of speakers down at one of the resorts in Wailea, and then a reception on the roof, with a great view of the ocean, and what we call heavy pupu’s, and drinks too. I’ll be back here though early Wednesday morning, with your next narrative, no doubt. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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August 14-15 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 91
Hilo, Hawaii – 85
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
HONOLULU, OAHU – 78
MOLOKAI AIRPORT – 73
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:
0.50 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.52 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.31 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.05 HANA AIRPORT, MAUI
1.18 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far to the north of our islands. This pressure configuration will cause light to moderate trade winds to blow across our area today, becoming moderately strong on Wednesday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
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Makena’s Big Beach
Photo Credit: flikr.com
Weather across the Hawaiian Islands was fine, although more showery than usual along the windward side of the Big Island Monday. An area of moisture, spotted on satellite imagery to the SE of the state Monday morning, in association with a trough of low pressure moving by near the islands, brought an increase in showers to that island. As the trough moves away by Tuesday, our weather will return to just the normal passing shower activity along the windward slopes, with sunny to partly cloudy weather prevailing along the leeward beaches through the rest of the work week.
This trough’s presence kept our local trade winds lighter than usual today. High pressure remains anchored far to the north of the Aloha state. This in turn will keep moderately strong winds blowing across our area of the north central Pacific starting soon. Wind speeds will be in the 10-25 mph range in general, laying down some during the night and early morning hours, and then kicking up their heels in the later morning through late afternoon hours. The best beach weather will occur during the mornings along the south and west leeward beach areas.
It’s early Monday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin this sunset commentary. The shower area that brought the Big Island some localized rain, fell apart before reaching Maui or the rest of that state today. This left a great day of weather, with lots of sunshine, and very warm temperatures to the coastal zones. I made it to the beach at lunch, and found lighter winds than I’ve seen in many weeks. It made for a very pleasant beach experience, although made for rather muggy conditions just a bit further inland. The ocean has reached 80F degrees now in most leeward areas, which makes it so inviting to dive in! There’s low hanging gray clouds here on the slopes of the Haleakala Crater now. It reminds me of how much I like it when those clouds slip just a little further down, which then envelopes Kula in a blanket of fog. I love leaving work in Kihei, with temperature in the middle to high 80F’s…arriving home 35 or so minutes later, to a moist cloud layer with temperatures in the middle 60F’s. On another note, I’ve been trying to remember to let you regular readers know that my Dad’s health has improved enough, that he is back on the golf course again! I hope you have a good Monday night, and that you will consider dropping by my website again on Tuesday, for the next word on what all’s going on here in the Aloha state then. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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August 13-14 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Monday 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 Monday morning) on each of the major islands:
0.42 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.20 HAKIPUU MAUKA, OAHU
0.12 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.46 ULUPALAKUA, MAUI
1.04 HONAUNAU, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far to the north of our islands. At the same time we have troughing of low pressure affecting the state now. The net result will be for slightly lighter winds through Monday, although remaining near moderate levels into Tuesday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
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Ulua
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The trade winds will start to ease back some Sunday, remaining lighter than recent days through Tuesday. The latest weather charts continue showing a trough of low pressure moving closer to the islands for the time being. This will help to weaken trade wind speeds, remaining lighter through Tuesday, then rebounding around the middle of the new week ahead.
The trough’s presence will make the overlying atmosphere somewhat more shower prone now. As the trough gets closer, we could see an increase in showers starting locally later Sunday through Tuesday. Satellite images show some form of tropical moisture coming up from the deeper tropics to our SE. This would suggest that the Big Island has the best chance for heavier afternoon showers, which may spread to Maui’s slopes by Monday afternoon.
It’s late Sunday afternoon here in Kula, Maui, as I begin this pre-sunset commentary. Hi everyone, it was yet another great day here on the island, how could it not be!? As I was mentioning in my morning writing, I was down in a very pretty bay, along the south Maui coast today. Rather than kayaking to this spot, we decided to take the walk across the lava fields, ending up at the ocean’s edge. We slipped into the warm water and immediately started to see an amazing array of colorful tropical fish. At one point, I swam around the corner of this one area, and there were these seven rather large Ulua’s (the picture above) swimming in a group. When they saw me, rather than swimming away, they stopped, literally within arms reach, and checked me out! Then they started to swim slowly away, when I signaled my friend to come over, who was nearby. We swam with them for several minutes, and as my friend said later, "that was worth the price of admission." Of course there was no charge, other than wanting to get there, and then be willing to trek across the rather rough lava. Afterwards we sat there on the sharp rocks and ate triscuts with avocado and salsa snacks at the waters edge. It was a great adventure, which is a fun thing to do, that is , when there’s no surf to ride! I hope you have a good Sunday night, and that you will join me here again early Monday morning for the next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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August 12-13 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Sunday 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 Sunday morning) on each of the major islands:
0.29 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.59 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.13 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.28 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.28 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systemS located far to the north of our islands. At the same time we have troughing of low pressure affecting the state now. The net result will be for lighter winds through Monday in general. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
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Schooling fish from a snorkelers point of view
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The trade winds will keep blowing at moderate to fresh levels Saturday, then start to ease back a little starting Sunday. The source of these locally blustery trade winds is an usually strong high pressure system, at least for this time of year…located far to the NNE of our islands. The latest computer forecast models are now showing a trough of low pressure moving through the islands after the weekend. This will help to soften the trade wind speeds, remaining lighter than they have been lately through Tuesday, then rebounding around the middle of next week.
These trade winds will carry some showers to the windward coasts, and perhaps the Kona slopes. The overlying atmosphere has become a little more shower prone now. As the trough gets closer, the one described in the paragraph above, we may see an increase in showers locally Monday into Tuesday coming up. The leeward sides may see some showers being blown over from the windward sides locally too. The Kona coast will see some afternoon or evening showers in the upcountry as well.
It’s early Saturday morning here in Kula, Maui, as I begin this last paragraph of today’s narrative. When I got off work last evening, several friends and I took the drive up the mountain, and had a nice skateboarding session. One of the members of this group set up a tripod, and was shotting us with a high quality video camera. When we first got there, the fog was further up the slopes, so we got some decent footage. Although it didn’t take long before the fog swept in, and shut down that operation. We made a few more runs though, and then sat in a circle talking story, mostly centered around surfing, skateboarding, and snow boarding. We all had somewhat similar backgrounds, being sport buffs, so it was fun to rap together while sipping on a cold microbrewery Oregon ale. We got hungry at some point, when we realized it was totally dark. Then we took the drive down to an Italian restaurant in Makawao for dinner. It was a fun little adventure! I don’t have any major plans today, although am getting together with a friend for dinner late in the day, and then have a kayaking excursion planned for early Sunday morning near La Perouse Bay. Aloha for now…Glenn.
By the way department: The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. The best night to go out is Saturday night, August 12/13. The first hour of the night will be dark and a small number of Perseids will streak long tracks when they fall into Earth’s atmosphere at a grazing angle. Later in the night, the Moon will light up the sky; it’s just a few days past full Moon this weekend. The Perseid rate will increase because the meteors fall in at a steeper angle; the meteors are short and swift then. While moonlight (and street lights) will wash out faint meteors, you will still have the opportunity in clear weather to see the many bright meteors from this classic, late-summer meteor shower.
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