Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennHonolulu, Oahu – 81
Kaneohe, Oahu – 78
Kahului, Maui – 77
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 74F
Wheeler Field, Oahu – 64F
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:
0.06 WAINIHA, KAUAI
0.03 AHUIMANU LOOP, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.28 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
5.74 HONOKAA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a dissipating cold front over Maui Thursday. At the same time, we find high pressure systems far to the NW and NE. As the cold front falls apart, our winds will gradually swing around to the NE, providing trade winds with a bit more of a northernly aspect than usual through Friday. 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
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A shower bearing cold front moved into the state Wednesday, stalling near the Big Island Thursday. The vast majority of its precipitation was dropped over the windward sections, and over the mountains on the smaller islands. As expected, the mountainous areas on both Kauai and Oahu picked up the largest rainfall amounts. The cold front lost steam as it pushed down over the islands of Maui County Wednesday night, but then picked itself up…inching its way down over the Big Island Thursday morning. The front will take the day to wash out, keeping some light showers falling along the windward sides in its wake. The leeward sides will have a few cloud shreads early, although those should evaporate as the sun rises…making way for mostly clear to partly cloudy skies to return.
As the cold front fades away, high pressure will build to the north of Hawaii, allowing the current cool north breezes, to turn NE. Winds from both of these directions bring slightly cooler than normal air into the state. Daytime temperatures will be slightly chilly for a couple of days, with folks reaching for that extra blanket at night. Winds will swing around the east by the weekend, with warmer air arriving then.
The latest computer model output continues to suggest that we may see another increase in showers along the windward sides this weekend. An upper level low pressure system is forecast to edge in our direction from the northwest…enhancing shower production from whatever clouds that may be around At the same time, there’s an area of moisture out to the east of the Big Island. The net result is that the Big Island may see some increase in showers starting as early as Friday, which may get carried to the other island’s windward sides during the weekend. Next week looks like moderately strong trade winds will be around, although with not much moisture to work with, fairly dry and pleasant conditions may ensue for at least part of the week.
It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin writing this near sunset commentary. The sun was a blazing orange ball as it sank into the western horizon this evening. Thursday was a pretty nice day, as long as you were outside one of the misty areas on the windward sides. The leeward sections were quite sunny, although there was a cool, and locally brisk north to NNE breeze blowing in places. While near the beach at lunch today, I found the sun very warm. Air temperatures were cooler than normal overall, with the warmest reading at the Kahului airport only 77F degrees. It’s around 630pm at the moment, with a reading of 61F degrees up here in Kula. Meanwhile, down in Kahului at the same time, it was a warmer 72F degrees…which was cool for the time of day. I’m listening to a gentle piano piece as the dark envelops my weather tower, before I go down and have dinner. Tomorrow is Friday already, with the weekend right behind that. I don’t have any plans at the moment, although being the creature of habit that I am, I could picture myself going to see a new film, and perhaps out dancing someplace afterwards. I’ll be back dark and early Friday morning, to produce the next weather narrative for you, be well until then my faithful readers. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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