Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 9-10 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 75F
Hilo, Hawaii – 66
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Thursday morning:
0.69 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.29 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.38 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.61 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a strong 1041 millibar high pressure center located far to the NNW of Hawaii Thursday. The winds over the islands will be moderately strong through Friday…although rather strong and gusty in those windiest locations at times. The long anticipated gradual slow down in wind speeds will start over the next couple of days. 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 mountains on Kauai are lovely!
Whatever showers that fall over the next couple of days will be most frequent along the windward sides of the 50th state. The leeward sides may see a few isolated showers being carried over the lower mountains on the smaller islands at times. The computer models continue to suggest that there could be a modest increase in showers as we get into early next week. As the winds get even lighter then, and as noted above, swing around to the SE direction…we could see the return of volcanic haze to some parts of the state, along with muggy weather conditions. The bias for windward showers would then switch to over and around the mountains, and in those places where cloud plumes carry showers from one island to the next downstream.
It’s early Wednesday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. The trade winds continue to dominate the Hawaiian Island weather picture…as they will through the remainder of the week. This strongly suggests that favorable weather conditions will persist. ~~~ What can I possibly say about today’s weather, that I didn’t mention yesterday or the day before? It has been nice, and will continue to be really nice well out into the future. Life is good on Maui, as it is on each of these beautiful islands! The air is warm, the sand is warm, the water is warm, as are the citizens of this Aloha state. Let’s just put it this way, the Hawaiian Islands are a good place to be, either while on vacation, or settling in here forever as a resident. ~~~ I hope you have a great Wednesday night wherever you happen to be! I’ll be back very early Thursday morning, in this weather tower of mine… scoping out the latest weather maps, perusing satellite images, checking barometeric readings, and checking out the most recent wind speeds on the anemometer, so that I can provide a "right on" weather forecast for you! See you again then, Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, 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 receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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