Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennNovember 23-24 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 80F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 83
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 7 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 73F
Wheeler Field, Oahu- 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 Friday morning:
0.31 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.67 WAIHEE PUMP, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.15 HANA AIRPORT, MAUI
0.16 PUU WAAWAA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems far to the NNE, and NE of Hawaii. At the same time, we find a weak surface trough of low pressure over the central islands. The net result will be light winds, mostly from the ESE today into the weekend. 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
We continue to find a pleasant light trade wind weather pattern holding firm over the islands now. These trade winds will remain quite light through at least the next several days, and probably right through the rest of the week. These trade winds will carry some passing showers over the windward coasts and slopes, some of which could be briefly heavy. This will leave the leeward areas mostly dry for the most part, although the daytime heating could prompt a few showers there as well.
A nearby trough of low pressure is keeping our local atmosphere somewhat unstable, and shower prone in places. There are no cold fronts expected though, so that a general rainy period isn’t in the forecast anytime soon. The trade winds forecast to continue next week, so that this bodes well for more or less favorable weather conditions carrying forth, other than those occasional showers around here and there…some of which could become briefly heavy in places.
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and as such, I send my warm wishes out to all you readers! I’ve spent my day with friends, and am going over to a rather large gathering of folks in lower Kula, just down the mountain from here…for more socializing (which is suppose to end up being a dance party) this evening. Last evening I saw the new film Deja Vu, starring Densel Washington, which I found very entertaining. I will getting up early as usual for my Friday webpage updates, then down to do the TV weather show, and will work as usual over in Kihei at the Pacific Disaster Center. A good friend of mine is having a birthday party tomorrow evening, so will start off there, before going dancing later on that night. I hope you enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving Day, and that you join me again Friday for your next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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