Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 29-30 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 87
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures early Wednesday 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 Wednesday morning:
0.02 MOLOAA DAIRY, KAUAI
0.02 WAIANAE VALLEY, OAHU
0.14 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.59 KAHOOLAWE
0.17 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.21 UPOLU AIRPORT, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a weak 1022 millibar high pressure system far to the NE of the islands. Meanwhile, a late season cold front is situated just to the north of Kauai. The net result will be light trade winds across our area through 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.
Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
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.
Makena beaches, Maui
The overlying atmosphere remains quite dry and stable, with just a few windward showers…and a couple of afternoon upcountry showers locally as well. The winds will remain strong enough from the trade wind direction, that we’ll continue to see a few passing showers along the windward coasts and slopes. At the same time, these trade winds will be light enough to allow daytime sea breezes to develop…prompting afternoon cumulus clouds over interior sections, with a few showers dropping here and there as well.
It’s early Tuesday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing today’s sunset commentary. As you can see from reading the information above, our local weather conditions will remain favorably inclined. The trade winds will hold up, but be lighter than normal for this time of year. ~~~ It was hot today here in the islands, of which, the hottest official maximum temperature was 88F degrees in the big city of Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. If we look into the unofficial maximum temperature realm, I’m sure that both Kihei and Lahaina towns, here on Maui, were both a couple of degrees above that! When I got home from work here in Kula, the temperature was way up there too…with my outdoor temperature sensor reading a warm 70.4 degrees. ~~~ The atmospheric visibilities were very good today, especially this morning. My Kona coast weather reporter mentioned in his report this morning, that it was as clear as it has been for many months! ~~~ My visiting friend left this morning, back to northern California, to his job and family. I’m having mild best friend withdrawl pangs this evening. It’s quite easy to get used to having someone around all the time! At any rate, I’ve gotten quite used to sharing Hawaii’s weather information with, so thanks for stopping by! Please feel free, and I hope that you do, come by again Wednesday for another visit to this website. I’ll have your next new weather narrative from paradise waiting for you early in the morning, at least here in the Hawaii Standard Time zone. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now. It’s not precisely like watching it on television, although it’s quite a 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 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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