Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMarch 19-20 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 80F
Honolulu, Oahu – 80
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Kahului, Maui – 83
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 72F
Hilo, Hawaii – 65
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:
0.81 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.68 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.30 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.70 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.18 HONAUNAU, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1034 millibar high pressure center far to the NNE of Hawaii Tuesday. This will keep fresh trade winds blowing for the time being, pulling back a little in strength Wednesday. 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.
Playing at the beach in Hawaii
The trade winds will remain active through the rest of the week here in the Islands. Weather maps show a 1034 millibar high pressure system far to the NNW of the Aloha state, which are providing us with gusty trade winds now. These trade winds will remain quite gusty Monday, and then slip a little in strength Tuesday…as the high pressure system moves further east. Small craft advisory flags are in force over the windiest places around the state Monday. These breezy trade winds will last through the week.
The windward sides will continue to see some passing shower activity. These north and east facing windward coasts and slopes will have showers carried into those areas by the fresh trade winds. Some leeward areas on the smaller islands will see a few showers being carried over there in places too, by the gusty trade winds for the time being. These incoming showers will slow down later Tuesday or so, at which point we will be moving into quite a dry period through most of the rest of this week.
It’s early Monday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing this sunset commentary. So, this is the last night of winter, because Tuesday will be the first day of spring! Monday was a great day, which finally dried out along the windward sides of the islands…after quite a wet weekend. Although, looking at the latest satellite image, and in real time glancing over towards the windward sides here on Maui, I see another batch of showery clouds moving in. This will bring a period of showery weather into the night, and perhaps even into the early morning hours on Tuesday. During the day Tuesday however looks to be another good day to have a beach experience. For the maxiumum tanning opportunity, I would highly suggest that one heads out to the south and west facing leeward beaches. The morning hours are almost always less windy, although I’d there will be no shortage of sunshine at any time of the day. Things remain favorably inclined through much of the rest of this week. The trade winds will continue to blow, giving motion to our coconut palms, and scuffing-up the ocean surface with white caps too. I’ll be back very early Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a restful and relaxing Monday night! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Note: Due to popular demand (over the years) there’s finally a small picture of myself in the upper right hand corner of this page. Now you can attach a face (or at least the side of a face) to these weather narratives. 
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