Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 14-15 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 81F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 76F
Molokai airport – 63
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:
1.45 ANAHOLA, KAUAI
0.20 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.12 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.20 KAHUA RANCH, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing weak high pressure centers located far to the NNW, NNE, and NE of Hawaii Tuesday. This pressure configuration will keep the winds over the islands light from the east or ESE through Wednesday….still some locally gusty conditions here and there. 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.
Lanikai Beach on windward Oahu
The overlying atmosphere remains rather dry and stable, which will limit the intensity of whatever showers that fall over the next several days. Since the air flow is coming in from the east and ESE, there will be a few showers arriving on those more or less windward exposures. At the same time, with the light winds, we’ll see a modified convective weather pattern, which will prompt some form of afternoon cloudiness over and around the mountains…resulting in a few showers in the interior sections here and there. As a new trough of low pressure arrives this weekend, we may see those upcountry showers increasing in coverage then.
It’s early Monday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. The day got progressively more and more cloudy, although they weren’t the kind of clouds that dropped rain. They were in fact cirrus clouds, the high ice crystal clouds, which scoot along in the jet stream level winds. They sure did mute our famous Hawaiian sunshine however, at least in most places. You can see this particular streak of cirrus clouds by clicking on the link to this satellite image…its pretty neat! ~~~ On another note, I believe it was last week that I was exclaiming that the Jacaranda trees were peaking…exhibiting their incredible purple blossoms. Well, I believe I misjudged the peak by about a week, as they are absolutely at their maximum levels of beauty right now! Actually, there’s a Jacaranda Festival upcountry in Kula, at the Kula Lodge this Saturday. I have a friend who will be arriving Friday, an old college geography/weather friend arrivng from northern California, who I think I’ll take by there in the morning. It should be a fun people watching opportunity…and then I’ll cruise him down the Haleakala Highway to see what all the fuss is about! It really is out of this world, and worth a trip upcountry to see! ~~~ Here’s wishing you a great Monday night, and at the same time an invitation to join me here again exceptionally early on Tuesday morning for the next weather narrative from paradise. 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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