Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs

September 3-4 2006

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:

Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 8 6
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 8 6

KAILUAL-KONA – 76
MOLOKAI AIRPORT – 65

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:

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a rather weak 1018 millibar high pressure center located far to the NE of our islands. This high pressure cell will keep lighter trade winds blowing across our area Monday and 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.

 

  Lava meets the ocean
Photo Credit: flikr.com

Great tropical weather conditions will continue to grace the Hawaiian Islands through this Labor Day holiday weekend. We find a large area of high pressure centered far to the NE of the islands Sunday. This trade wind producing high pressure system is providing light to moderately strong trade winds. Some of the windier areas around the Aloha state can expect gusty conditions during the afternoons. These balmy trade winds will continue through the next week, although getting a little lighter Monday through Tuesday.

There will be the usual few night and early morning windward showers falling here and there.  The leeward sides will remain mostly dry, except along the Kona slopes on the Big Island, where we might find an afternoon or evening shower falling locally. There are no organized rain makers on our weather horizon, with near normal conditions prevailing. Days will remain very warm, especially near sea level, with nights cooling down to seasonal levels. The air temperatures will range between about 68F and 90F in general.

The tropical oceans remain active, with several tropical cyclones spinning in the Pacific. We see the same long lasting typhoon in the western Pacific named Ioke…which will be making a sweeping curve, keeping it well away from Japan. The eastern Pacific has two storms spinning, one a tropical storm named John, which has brought wet and windy weather to the Baja Peninsula and the Mexican coast…along with his sister, weakening tropical depression Kristy. Meanwhile, here in the central Pacific, where we find the Hawaiian Islands, there are no active storms.

It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing this sunset commentary.  For the second straight day I haven’t left home, not started my car once. I needed to go to the store, but put it off until Monday. It feels so good to hunker in, to just relax deeply and take it easy. There hasn’t been any surf to speak of, so that it made it easier to stay put I must admit. I really had nothing to eat, although made a very simple red sauce pasta for dinner, which I’ll be able to stretch for a couple of days. It’s just now sunset, and ever so mellow, really quite mellow! The sun is setting earlier and earlier each day now, as we finish off these last couple of weeks of summer 2006. I’m enjoying this process, and am looking forward to heading to the west coast for vacation later next month, which will allow me the opportunity to chill out some after this long hot tropical summer. I hope you have a great Sunday night! I’ll be back early Monday morning with the next narrative updates. Aloha for now…Glenn.

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