Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs

November 19-20 2006

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

Lihue, Kauai –  82F
Honolulu, Oahu –  86
Kaneohe, Oahu –  82
Kahului, Maui –  85
Hilo, Hawaii –  84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii –  85

Kaneohe, Oahu – 76F
Kahului airport – 65F

Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Monday morning:

0.20 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.04 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.00 MAUI
0.22 PALI 2, BIG ISLAND

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1032 millibar high pressure system far to the NNW, moving rapidly SE. This high will end up to the NE of Hawaii by mid-week. The net result will be for light to moderately strong trade winds across our area…most gusty during the afternoon hours as usual.  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.

 

Ahhh…Hawaii!
Photo Credit: flikr.com

  

The winds were SE Saturday, bringing back muggy and hazy weather to the islands. These SE breezes were as temporary as the recent bout of trade winds. As a matter of fact, the trade winds will be arriving again already today, helping once again in clearing away the accumulated volcanic haze that collected in places Saturday. A cold front is approaching the island of Kauai this weekend, but won’t cause much of any influence.

This cold front isn’t a vigorous one, and will weaken enough to stall before arriving on the Garden Isle of Kauai.  A new high pressure system will move into place NW of here soon…which may eventually pick up whatever is left of this old front’s moisture, and carry it down into the state later Tuesday into Wednesday. This high’s leading edge will come in on breezy trade winds, lasting in the moderately strong category through the next week.

It’s early Sunday evening as I begin writing this sunset commentary from Kula.   What a stunning day this was in a weather sense! It started off in a sunny way, and ended in the same fashion. I stayed home all day, and just luxuriated in the glory of this pristine weather. By the way, I didn’t see one "shooting star" last evening. At 645pm when it was supposed to be at the peak of its intensity, it was too cloudy to see to the east. Then, at around 8pm when the clouds finally parted way, I watched for another hour off and on, and saw nothing flashing at all. The upcoming work week will be punctuated by the occurrence of Thanksgiving on Thursday, so rather than five days, it will consist of only four…which is fine by me. This is the first of the upcoming major holiday’s, which should be fun, although it can be a tad challenging in some ways. It’s just now sunset, and the lighting here upcountry is simply awesome, and it must be very special right down at the ocean’s edge as well. I hope you have a good Sunday night. I’ll be back early Monday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.

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