Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennAugust 7-8 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 86F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 85
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 78F
Hilo, Hawaii – 70
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:
0.31 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.04 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.25 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.30 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing the continued presence of a large 1033 millibar high pressure system located far north of Hawaii…with its associated ridges extending far NW and NE of Hawaii Wednesday. The trade winds will be light to moderately strong over Hawaii’s coastal waters…although locally stronger and gusty in those usual windiest locations 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. 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.
Incredible Hawaiian sunset
The trade winds will continue through the next week, perhaps picking a notch Friday into this coming weekend. Weather maps show the continued presence of an unusually large 1035 millibar high pressure system far to the north of Hawaii Tuesday. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week, and likely two. The trade winds are very common here in the islands during the summer months, blowing approximately 93% of the time on average during August.
The general outlook looks quite dry in terms of shower activity, punctuated at times by increases along the windward sides off and on through the next week. As is almost always the case, the leeward sides of the islands will remain almost completely dry. The one exception will be the chance of a few afternoon showers along the Kona slopes of the Big Island. Satellite imagery shows a batch of tropical moisture about 1000 miles east of the islands, which may or may not arrive late in the week…we’ll have to wait and see whether that area holds together or not?
The Perseid Meteor Shower will reach its maximum intensity early this coming Monday. Weather conditions permitting, showers of meteors appearing as bright streaks of light in the sky are expected to number as many as 100 an hour, made more visible by a new moon this year, the European Space Agency said. Last year’s shower was marred by the glare of an 87 percent full moon, making the meteors nearly impossible to see, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. ESA scientists said the showers are produced by dust trails left by comet Swift-Tuttle — next expected to approach the sun in August 2126. As Earth’s orbit crosses the dust that was ejected by the comet’s previous August passages it provides a spectacle for viewers on Earth. As the particles enter the planet’s atmosphere, they burn up, producing the "fireworks." The phenomenon derives its name from the constellation Perseus, from where the meteors seem to originate. Telescopes or binoculars aren’t necessary, but it is important to be in a dark area, without much pollution or illumination, the ESA said.
It’s Tuesday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. The weather here in the islands remains so pleasant now…what else is new! The air, the water, everything is so warm now that we’re fully into the heart of summer. Air temperatures are reaching up towards 90F degrees almost everyday at those warmest beaches, and rarely falling below 70F near sea level. If you like dry and warm weather, it’s a great time to be here in the tropics. ~~~ Here’s another new You Tube Free Hugs video. If it was fun to watch, or inspired you, let’s use the response space below to let others know what we felt. I’d like to invite folks to begin using the response box more often, it’s a great place to share information with others about how you feel about free hugs, or a great place that you found to eat on Kauai, or your favorite beach on Maui…maybe just how much you’re looking forward to getting back to Oahu on your next vacation, whatever. Here’s another hug from Hawaii 
~~~ I’ll be back later in the day with more weather updates. I hope you have a great Tuesday wherever you happen to be reading from! Aloha, Glenn.
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