Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 1-2 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 84
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 75F
Hilo, Hawaii – 68
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Wednesday morning:
0.84 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.15 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.02 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.25 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.39 HILO AIRPORT, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1026 millibar high pressure center located far to the north of Hawaii Wednesday. This high pressure cell will be our primary trade wind producer, with our winds blowing in the moderately strong category…with locally strong and gusty conditions during the afternoons into Thursday. 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.
The end to another perfect day in Hawaii
The bias for showers will remain fixed on the north and east facing windward coasts and slopes for the time being…at least for the most part. Often when the trade winds surge a bit, like they are doing now…we see an increase in showers. There could be a few briefly heavy downpours along the windward sides of the islands, especially during the night and early morning hours. Later in the week, as the winds soften, we could see another small increase in showers locally. As we move into next week, we’ll shift right back into a normal trade wind weather pattern, with just the usual few passing showers falling here and there.
It’s early Tuesday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin writing this sunset commentary. Today was Lei Day here in the Hawaiian Islands, and it hardly could have been a better day, at least from a weather perspective. I was blessed to be wearing a beautiful flower lei all day, which was a heady experience, especially in the area around my nose…as the scent wafting off those gorgeous white flowers had me in lalaland!
The winds were up, which got the coconut palm trees "rockin’ and rollin’" pretty good…along with putting a billion or so white caps onto the ocean surface in our coastal waters. Wednesday looks like another good day (how could anyday in Hawaii be a bad day?) coming up, with lots of sunshine bathing the leeward beaches. The windward sides will find showers falling at times, but nothing too untowards in intensity. Let’s face it, the spring months are simply gorgeous down here in the tropical Pacific! I hope you have a pleasant Tuesday night, and that, perhaps, you will stop by for another peek at what all’s happening down here in paradise, using this website as a vehicle. Don’t forget you can see the tv weather show now, that is if you don’t mind a very complete coverage of the weather here in Hawaii! Aloha for now…Glenn.
TV weather show online now: At long last, my tv weather program is available on the internet! It’s not exactly like watching your TV set, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to view the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine. 
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