Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennJune 3-4 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 85
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 87
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 76F
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 Monday morning:
0.25 KAPAHI, KAUAI
0.24 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.14 KAHOOLAWE
0.07 HANA AIRPORT, MAUI
0.41 HONAUNAU, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a large high pressure system far to the north of the islands, with a second anticyclone far ENE of Hawaii. The trade winds will be light to moderately strong Monday, becoming moderately strong in general Tuesday. 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.
Close up view of a Puka Shell on a Hawaiian beach
Our local winds, which have been from the trade wind direction earlier this week, will remain light for the time being. These lighter winds will probably continue to arrive from the trade wind direction. However, the leeward sides of the islands, will likely see just light onshore flowing sea breezes during the days. The winds will be light enough in fact that we’ll find somewhat sultry conditions existing at times, especially in those areas blocked from whatever little bit of wind flow that’s around. The latest models suggest that the trade winds will return by Monday or Tuesday…blowing in the light to moderately strong range through the new week ahead.
The overlying atmosphere remains on the dry side, with very few showers falling as a result. Whatever few showers that are around, will fall along those north and east facing windward slopes. However, along with the daytime heating, in combination with those onshore flowing sea breezes in places, there will be afternoon interior clouds. The air mass will remain rather dry though, so those afternoon and early evening showers will be light ones at best. As the trade winds return after the weekend, we will see a modest increase in showers along our windward coasts and slopes by mid-week.
It’s late Sunday afternoon here in Kula, Maui, as I begin writing this pre-sunset commentary. Wow, what a hot sunny day it has been here in Hawaii. The high temperatures weren’t all that out of line, but it was the light winds…which gave our local atmosphere quite a sultry feel! Up here in Kula, it was very warm at a little after 5pm, with my outdoor temperature sensor reading 74F degrees…which is a "hot afternoon" at this 3,000+ foot elevation, on the western slope of the Haleakala Crater. There will be little change from this favorably inclined late spring weather pattern, with more dry and sunny weather on tap through the next several days. ~~~ I went up to the Kula Lodge and got myself a tasty pizza a little while ago, and popped an ice cold Sierra Nevada Pale Ale to wash it down. That was quite a treat, and now I’m about to cook myself up a big batch of red sauce pasta, which I’ll eat after work through the next 3-4 days. ~~~ I hope you had a good weekend wherever you happened to have spent it, and that you will join me here again early Monday morning for the next edition of this weather narrative from the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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