Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs

October 6-7 2006

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

Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 84
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 85
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87

KAILUA-KONA – 80
MOLOKAI AIRPORT – 69

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:

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure centers located to the NE and WNW of the Hawaiian Islands…with a connecting ridge that’s very close to Kauai. This will keep our winds mostly on the light side…tending SE through Monday.  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.

 

Full moon rising in the Islands
Photo Credit: flikr.com

A trough of low pressure near the Hawaiian Islands will keep our weather a little unsettled, along with light and variable winds. This trough will keep the chance of some showers in the forecast through the upcoming weekend. The best chances for precipitation will remain anchored over the interior sections of the islands generally speaking. The beaches should remain in pretty good shape for the most part, although it wouldn’t be out of the question for a shower to fall just about anywhere during the afternoon hours through the next several days.

This trough of low pressure will keep our winds on the light side. This suggests that we’ll experience some hot and muggy weather during the days, although there will be some light sea breezes near the coasts locally to help cool things off. The daytime heating of the islands will start air rising, which will likely cause afternoon cloud buildups over and around the mountains. These convective cumulus clouds may let loose with some showers, some of which may be locally heavy. There have been reports of thundershower activity on the Big Island, which may continue as well.

We’ll see variable clouds, which means that there will be some sunny periods…mixed with cloudy periods. The beaches should be the best place to hang out for sunnier and drier weather, although could see cloudy periods during the afternoons locally there too.  Looking further ahead, the models show a cold front moving in our direction early next week, and then another one later next week. It’s still a bit too early for active cold fronts to sweep through the islands, although at least one of them may bring a few showers to Kauai and Oahu.

It’s early Friday evening here in Kihei, Maui, as I start writing this update of today’s narrative.  The October full moon will be shining brightly during the nights now! I’m going  see the new film by Martin Scorsese called The Departed tonight after work, starring such notables as Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin among others…quite an lineup of heavy hitters I’d say!  I can hardly wait to see this big time crime story…involving the mob of course. Weatherwise, today turned out to be quite similar to yesterday, with most of the showers associated withth the trough, mentioned above, falling over the Big Island slopes. Here in Maui County it was basically just hot and muggy, with some afternoon cloud builds over Lanai, Molokai, kahoolawe, the West Maui Mountains…and of course the Haleakala Crater. I got to the beach early this afternoon, and once again it was near perfect, with very warm air and water, and hardly a breath of air. I hope you have a great Friday night, I’ll be back again Saturday morning with more weather updates then. Aloha for now…Glenn.

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