Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennNovember 13-14 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 84
Kaneohe, Oahu – 86
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 80
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Honolulu, Oahu – 79F
Hilo airport – 71F
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Tuesday morning:
2.65 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.16 LULUKU, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.04 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
3.13 KAPAPALA RANCH, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1025 millibar high pressure system far NE of the islands. At the same time we find a cold front to the west through NW of Kauai…which has pushed our high pressure ridge south over Maui. The net result will be light SE to SW winds through Wednesday, although locally more breezy. 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 weather here in the islands will be showery at times this week. As is often the case when we move deeper into the autumn season, the weather situation becomes more complex…at least compared to the trade wind regime of our summer season. The current circumstances include an approaching cold front to our NW, which has pushed a high pressure ridge down over the islands. The combination will keep our atmosphere locally shower prone, along with generally light south to SE winds. An air flow coming up from the deeper tropics like this will keep muggy conditions in place for the time being too.
Looking further ahead, the latest computer model output brings in a second cold front this weekend. During the work week we will find showers arriving on some of the islands at times, although we won’t find prolonged rains anywhere in particular. There could be some flooding problems here and there, but it’s hard to pin point exactly where and when ahead of time. The Kauai end of the island chain, where the first cold front will arrive Tuesday, will be in store for the most generous rainfall starting today. We should see somewhat drier weather starting Wednesday through Friday…before that second cold front slides down into the state, bringing a chance of localized showers again then.
Hi everyone, I’m back from vacation, after being away for about 3 1/2 weeks. I had a fantastic time, from beginning to end! During the course of that time, all spent in California, I experienced 99F degree heat in the southern part of the state…and was scraping thick ice off the person’s wind shield (in Marin County) who drove me to the airporter just before leaving! I spent the majority of my time in northern California, with the rest in Long Beach visiting my family.
I surfed, bird watched, hiked, swam, communed deeply with nature, and generally enjoyed the California experience very much. I ate at some great restaurants, and shared many a good meal with friends and family too. I must say that I really love the red wines that I sipped my way through in the evenings as well. The weather was very interesting, which turned out to be mostly sunny and dry, except for one delightfully cloudy and wet day. It was a little difficult leaving all the people that I love in California, and will miss the close company that we were able to share during my visit.
It was a hazy sunset Monday evening here in the islands, at least on Maui. The light south to SE winds are bringing up (from the volcanic vent on the Big Island) lots of haze over the islands of Maui County…called vog here in the Aloha state. I’m relieved to have pushed through my first day back to work after such a long vacation, as everything went well. I’m still having a little trouble with all the heat and the humid conditions, as I got very used to the cooler and drier weather on the mainland. I got to the beach during lunch, and jumping into that warm water was a total pleasure! I was very aware that there had been a shark attack in the area this past weekend, when a Canadian visitor got bit in the leg and hand…while swimming about 30 feet offshore. I often swim out that far and further, but hung in closer to shore today for obvious reasons! I half expected the ocean to have cooled off a little during my vacation, but found that it was still deliciously warm. Most of the rain that I referred to above fell over Kauai and the Kau area of the Big Island today, and that may very well be the case again on Tuesday. There is a chance of showers though just about anywhere over the next couple of days. I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be spending it. I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn,
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