Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennJune 18-19 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 76F
Hilo, Hawaii – 69
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:
0.89 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.21 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.52 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.28 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems far to the NE and NNW of the islands. The trade winds will be moderately strong Tuesday and Wednesday…stronger and gusty in those windiest areas in the southern part of the state. 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.
Windward Oahu
There remains no end in sight for the cooling and refreshing trade wind breezes. This is a good thing of course, as the trade winds temper our late morning through afternoon heat. They will remain at about the same strength as they have been for the last week, then get only slightly lighter Tuesday and Wednesday. The computer forecast models show a stronger than normal 1042 millibar high pressure system, now far to our NNW…moving closer to Hawaii over the next several days. As this anticyclone gets into closer range, our local trade winds will increase a notch or two after mid-week.
There’s been a few windward showers around, falling mostly during the night and early morning hours. The overlying atmosphere however remains quite dry and stable, which has limited the amount of rain in most areas. The one exception of course, continues to be Mount Waialaelae on Kauai, which just keeps accumulating inch after inch after inch on a daily basis! This is to be expected though, as it is the wettest place on the planet! There doesn’t seem to be any good reason to think that there will be much of a change in the next few days. As the trade winds ramp up a bit after mid-week…we may see a corresponding increase in windward showers then.
It’s Monday here in Kula, Maui, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. I had a wonderful little mini-vacation on the island of Oahu this past weekend. I stayed in Kailua Beach with my good friends Kaleo and Rebecca Ahina. There was a family reunion slash Luau Saturday evening that I attended, which had great food, music, and even hula dancing. Several of my friends from there, went from that party to another friends birithday party, which was in more or less in the same area…which turned out to be fun as well. The next day there was a big post wedding party on the beach on the other side of the island, called Ewa Beach. There was all kinds of nice people there, along with great food, dessert, drinks, music, ceremonies, and more hula dancing…which I love. I reconnected with lots of old friends and met many new friends as well. Many of my friends were going to a place called Duke’s in Waikiki after this last party, but alas I got dropped off at the Honolulu airport for my quick trip back to Maui. I arrived happy, but pretty tuckered out from all the socializing! ~~~ On another note, my Father, Edward James, who lives in Long Beach, California, had his 85th birthday Saturday, and then of course it was Father’s Day on Sunday. I wasn’t there to celebrate with him, but I sure was thinking about him a lot. I love you Dad! Belated Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad’s out there. ~~~ I’ll be back very early Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative. I hope you have a great Monday night! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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