Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennJuly 29-30 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 85F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 86
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77F
Hilo, Hawaii – 68
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:
0.31 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.21 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.02 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.26 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.17 WAIAKEA UKA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing an extensive area of high pressure, with embedded cells along a ridge, stretched from far NW though far NE of Hawaii. The trade winds will remain light to moderately strong over Hawaii’s coastal waters…although locally stronger and gusty in those usual windiest locations through 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. Here’s a tracking map covering both the eastern and central Pacific Ocean.
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 beautiful beaches of Wailea on Maui
Trade wind weather will continue through the remainder of this month, into early August. Weather maps show an extensive area of high pressure located to the north of the Aloha state Sunday evening. There are two distinct high pressure cells with their associated ridges…which will keep the trade winds active through at least the next week. The small craft wind advisory flags continue to wave in the breezes over the channels in the southern part of the state, as well as those windiest coastal areas on Maui and the Big Island.
There will be a few showers being carried into windward sides, although remain mostly light…and limited in coverage. The well advertised upper level low pressure system moved into the area north of Maui Saturday, but already shifted away to the north Sunday. This upper air feature was "suppose" to increase the intensity of whatever showers that where around along the windward sides. Although, as it turned out, there were hardly any clouds around for this upper level low to work on, so we saw hardly any showers…much less many heavy ones! The leeward upcountry slopes of the Big Island could find showers falling during the afternoon hours locally…with even a few heavy ones possible as a new upper level low arrives to influence that area later Sunday.
It’s Sunday evening here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As expected, the cold air aloft arrived, associated with an upper air low pressure system. Although as stated above, there wasn’t enough moisture around at lower levels of the atmosphere to spark any heavy showers. The Big Island began to see locally heavy showers in places early Saturday morning, but that ended rather abruptly. It appears that just isolated moisture pockets will ride in on the trade winds, leading to just the ordinary few light passing showers…and not very many of them. ~~~ This leaves almost all the state in fine shape, with lots of our famous Hawaiian sunshine beaming down during the days. Speaking of beaming down, the July full moon will be very bright the next couple of nights too! ~~~ I’ll be back early Monday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise. I hope you all have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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