Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennAugust 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.
I want to highlight another of the great advertisers on this website today, this time its the website link to Shot From Above. It contains the beautiful aerial photography of our friend Chris Dahl Bredine. His photographs are mostly of gorgeous places on the mainland, and around Taos, New Mexico in particular…although are well worth taking a look at!
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