It’s Sunday evening here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative from Kula, Maui. The trade winds continue to be our primary weather feature now, which is very normal during the second half of August here in the tropics. The windward coasts and slopes will continue to see a few showers arriving, although abnormally dry for the time being. It looks like more fine weather is on tap, with a modest increase in windward showers Sunday evening into Monday. The models go on to show a upper level low pressure system moving near starting towards the end of the new week, with some increase in showers along the windward sides then. ~~~ I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be spending it! I’ll be back early Monday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.

Weakening tropical system Flossie continues to move away, now an even weaker tropical depression. Flossie finally went through this transition that everyone thought, including almost all the computer forecast models, would happen…as shearing winds aloft took their toll on this fading tropical storm. There are still a few thunderstorms left around once robust category 4 Flossie…although it appears that a low level swirl of clouds will soon be all that’s left. As Flossie moves by to the south of the state into Thursday…we will continue to see locally gusty trade winds, although without the punch that was once forecast. Winds will return to a more normal trade wind regime as Flossie moves away into the weekend.  

Most of the residual showers in the wake of Flossie have been on the light side, and generally restricted to the windward sides of the islands. This satellite image shows Flossie to the SW of the Oahu, a rather feeble example of what a powerful hurricane that it once was. Many folks here in the islands are feeling relief, although many others would have appreciated the precipitation that was anticipated. We now look for more or less normal trade wind weather conditions, as we move through the weekend…right on into next week.

It’s early Wednesday evening here in the islands, as I write this last paragraph of today’s narrative from Kula, Maui. Tropical cyclone Flossie, now downgraded to a tropical depression, continues on a track, taking this rapidly weakening tropical system SW of Kauai Thursday. Here’s a tracking map, showing the storm as it passes by to the south Kauai. As tropical depression Flossie moves by, we will still see some slightly stronger than normal trade winds, although of all the warnings and advisories, only a small craft wind advisory is active now…which is quite common even without a tropical system moving by to our south! Here’s a looping satellite image of Flossie, showing the Hawaiian Islands to the north and NE. ~~~  I’ll be back early Thursday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise. I hope you  enjoy your night, either here in the islands, or elsewhere in the world! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Our local winds will show a significant increase Tuesday near the Big Island, then elsewhere Wednesday…although less so. Weather maps show the continued presence of an unusually large 1032 millibar high pressure system far to the north of Hawaii Monday evening. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week. As hurricane Flossie moves by just to the south of the state Tuesday, Wednesday into Thursday…we will see our local winds become locally blustery, especially in the southern part of the state around the Big Island and Maui. The Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and the Big Island will see gale warning flags posted Tuesday morning. Winds will return to a more normal trade wind regime after Flossie moves by later Thursday into Friday. For the latest warnings and advisories on Flossie click here.

We will see increasing showers Tuesday as the leading edge of showers associated with hurricane flossie arrives on the Big Island…spreading up the island chain locally Wednesday and Thursday. This satellite image shows hurricane Flossie to the SE of the Aloha state. As Flossie moves by just to our south, there will be a significant increase in showers, mainly on the Big Island…although all the islands may see some increase in showers for several days as well. Local flooding rainfall can be expected in places, especially the southern portion of the Big Island. Drier weather will return later Thursday, spreading westward in the wake of hurricane Flossie.

It’s Monday night here in the islands, as I writie this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Tropical cyclone Flossie continues on a track, taking this weakening hurricane just south of the Big Island Tuesday. Here’s a tracking map, showing the hurricane as it passes by to the south of all the islands…paralleling the leeward sides of the islands. As you can see from the track, Flossie will move by just to the south of the Hawaiian Islands today through Thursday. If the current forecast track remains accurate, with the center of Flossie staying about 85 miles south of the Big Island, we will see a marked increase in our local wind speeds, especially in the southern part of the state. As hurricane Flossie moves by, we will see an increase in tropical showers as well, with most of the torrential rainfall taking aim on the Big Island. Showers will move up the island chain to the other islands into Thursday as well…although to a lesser extent. It is highly recommended that all residents and visitors to Hawaii continue tracking the progress of this storm, as it moves in a west-northwest direction. It should be pointed out that these tropical cyclones can change directions, and could move either further north or south as it gets closer to the islands…prompting a change to the weather expectations noted above. Here’s a looping satellite image of hurricane Flossie, including the Hawaiian Islands. ~~~  I’ll be back early Tuesday morning, with more weather updates, including the latest information on hurricane Flossie. I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be spending it. Aloha for now…Glenn.

Our local winds will show a significant increase Tuesday near the Big Island. Weather maps show the continued presence of an unusually large 1033 millibar high pressure system far to the north of Hawaii Monday. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week. Small craft wind advisories have been extended across most of the state Monday morning. As tropical cyclone Flossie moves by just to the south of the state Tuesday, Wednesday into Thursday, we will see our local winds become blustery, especially in the southern part of the state around the Big Island. We will likely see small craft wind advisories in all of Hawaii’s coastal waters soon, with the chance of a gale warnings in the waters around the Big Island as hurricane Flossie moves by. 

We will see increasing showers later Monday as the leading edge of showers associated with flossie arrives along the windward sides of the Big Island…spreading up the island chain locally Tuesday into Wednesday. This satellite image shows hurricane Flossie to the SE of the Aloha state. As Flossie moves by just to our south, there will be a significant increase in showers, especially on the Big Island…although all the islands will see some increase in showers for several days.

It’s Sunday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Tropical cyclone Flossie continues to move in our general direction as a dangerous category 4 hurricane. Here’s a tracking map, showing the expected path as it continues to move across the waters of the north central Pacific. Flossie is now expected to remain a hurricane as it passes by to the islands. As you can see from the track, Flossie will move by just to the south of the Hawaiian Islands Tuesday through Thursday. If the current forecast track remains accurate, with the center of Flossie staying about 100 miles south of the Big Island, we would likely see a marked increase in our local wind speeds in the southern part of the state. Here’s another tracking map, with a satellite image included. As hurricane Flossie moves by the Big Island and the islands of Maui County, we will see an increase in tropical showers for the 50th state …with most of the heaviest amounts taking aim on the Big Island. It is highly recommended that residents of Hawaii continue tracking the progress of this storm, as it moves westward. It should be pointed out that these tropical cyclones are notorious for changing directions, and this one could move either further north or south as it gets closer to the islands…prompting a change to the weather expectations noted above. Here’s a looping satellite image of Flossie, including the Hawaiian Islands. ~~~  I’ll be back with more weather updates later today, including the latest information on hurricane Flossie. I hope you have a great Sunday wherever you happen to be spending it. Aloha for now…Glenn.

The trade winds will boost up a little in strength later Sunday, and then a more significant increase by Tuesday through Thursday. Weather maps show the continued presence of an unusually large 1034 millibar high pressure system far to the NNE of Hawaii Saturday evening. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week, and likely longer. We can look for a modest increase in trade wind speeds Sunday, perhaps triggering a small craft wind advisory in some of the major channels then. As tropical cyclone Flossie moves by just to the south of the state Tuesday, Wednesday into Thursday, we will see our local trade winds become quite blustery…especially in the southern part of the state around Maui and the Big Island. We may see small craft wind advisories in all of Hawaii’s coastal waters, with even the chance of a gale warning in the Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and the Big Island then as well. 

The Perseid Meteor Shower will reach its maximum intensity Sunday night into early Monday morning. 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.  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. These 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.

It’s Saturday evening here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Tropical cyclone Flossie continues to move in our general direction as a very strong, category 4 hurricane. Here’s a tracking map, showing the expected path as it continues to move through the central Pacific. Flossie is expected to drop back down into a tropical storm category just before it gets close to the islands. As you can see from the track, Flossie will move by to the south of the Hawaiian Islands Tuesday through Thursday. If the current forecast track remains accurate, with the center of Flossie staying about 100 miles south of the Big Island, we would likely see a marked increase in our local trade wind speeds here in Hawaii, especially in the southern part of the state. Here’s another tracking map, with a satellite image. It appears at this point that what is forecast to be a tropical storm then, could also bring a good amount of tropical showers to the 50th state …with most of the heaviest amounts taking aim on the Big Island and Maui. Weather charts continue to show a high pressure ridge to our north, keeping Flossie to the south of the islands. Some of the computer forecast models however have been showing the storm moving further north, therefore it is highly recommended that residents of Hawaii continue tracking the progress of this storm, as it moves westward. It should be pointed out that these tropical cyclones are notorious for changing directions, and this one could move either further north or south as it got closer to the islands…prompting a change to the weather expectations noted above. Here’s a looping satellite image of Flossie as the Hawaiian Islands come into the picture. ~~~  I’ll be back early Sunday morning with more weather updates, including the latest information on hurricane Flossie. I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it. Aloha for now…Glenn.

The trade winds will blow through the next week, with a modest increase later this weekend, and then a more significant increase around the middle of next week. Weather maps show the continued presence of an unusually large 1036 millibar high pressure system far to the NNE of Hawaii Friday night. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week, and likely longer. We can look for a modest increase in trade wind speeds later this weekend, likely triggering a small craft wind advisory in some of the major channels then. As tropical cyclone Flossie moves by just to the south of the state around the middle of next week, we will see our local trade winds become quite blustery for a day or two. We will likely see small craft wind advisories in all of Hawaii’s coastal waters, with even the slim chance of a gale warning in the Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and the Big Island then.

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.  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. These 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.

It’s Friday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Tropical cyclone Flossie, the ninth storm of the 2007 hurricane season in the eastern Pacific, recently strengthened into a hurricane. Here’s a tracking map, showing the expected path as it moves into our central Pacific. Flossie is expected to drop back down into the tropical storm category after this weekend, as it gets closer the Hawaiian Islands. As you can see, Flossie is expected to move by to the south of the Hawaiian Islands around the middle of next week. If the current forecast track remains true, with Flossie staying a distance to our south, we would likely see a marked increase in our local trade wind speeds. It appears at this point that what is forecast to be a tropical storm, may also bring a fair amount of tropical showers…with most of the heaviest amounts taking aim on the Big Island and Maui. It’s too early to know for sure exactly what will happen, although it is recommended that residents of Hawaii continue tracking the progress of this storm, as it moves westward. It should be pointed out that these tropical cyclones are famous for changing directions, and this one could move either further north or south as it got closer to the islands…prompting a change to the weather forecasts noted above. Here’s a looping satellite image of hurricane Flossie, as it gets ready to move into the central Pacific Saturday morning. ~~~  I’ll be back early Saturday morning with your next weather narrative, including the latest information on hurricane Flossie. I hope you have a great Friday night wherever you happen to be spending it. Aloha for now…Glenn.

The trade winds will remain the dominant weather feature in the Hawaiian Island weather picture for the time being. Weather maps show the continued presence of an unusually large 1032 millibar high pressure system far to the north of Hawaii Thursday. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week, and likely longer. We can look for a modest increase in trade wind speeds this weekend, perhaps triggering a small craft wind advisory in some of the major channels then. If tropical cyclone Flossie moves by to the south of the state around the middle of next week, as expected, we could see our local trade winds become quite blustery for a day or two.

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.  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. These 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.

It’s Thursday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. A new tropical cyclone called 9E began in the eastern Pacific Wednesday, which was called 9E…or the ninth tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific this hurricane season. It strengthened soon thereafter, and took on the name tropical storm Flossie. Here’s a tracking map, showing the expected path as it moves into our central Pacific. If we were to project the forecast track out at this point, we would find whatever is left of Flossie moving by to the south of the Hawaiian Islands around the middle of next week. If this projection were to occur, we would likely see an increase in our trade wind speeds, and perhaps increased tropical moisture over our island chain…if the northern cloud fringe of the system moved over Hawaii. It’s too early to know for sure exactly what will happen, although it is recommended that residents of Hawaii begin tracking the progress of this storm, as it moves westward. It should be pointed out that these tropical cyclones are notorious for changing directions, and this one could move either further north or south as it got closer to the islands. Here’s a looping satellite image of tropical storm Flossie in the eastern Pacific. ~~~ We’ve seen quite a bit of high cirrus clouds sweeping across Hawiian skies Thursday, which will make for a lovely and colorful sunset…with more than likely a pinkish sunrise Friday morning as well. I hope you have a great Thursday night wherever you happen to be spending it! I’ll be back with your next weather narrative, and more news about tropical storm Flossie early Friday morning. Aloha for now…Glenn. 

There will be no letup in the trade wind flow across our tropical latitudes here in the islands. Weather maps show the continued presence of an unusually large 1033 millibar high pressure system far to the north of Hawaii Wednesday. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week, and likely longer. 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 trade winds provide cooling and refreshing relief from the hot summer afternoons.

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 Wednesday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As I was saying on my TV weather show yesterday morning, "what could I possibly say today, that I didn’t say about the weather the day before." That’s how it is during the summer months at times, with little variation from day to day, and sometimes from week to week even. The tropics are not known for wild swings, although as we all know, we can have big summer or autumn tropical storms that come charging off the ocean over islands and shores. At the moment there are no tropical cyclones here in the central Pacific, nor the eastern Pacific. There are a couple of areas that could flair up into a tropical depression far east of here, towards Mexico, although nothing is spinning over there just yet. ~~~ I made an invitation to the readers of this webpage to take advantage of the response box below yesterday. This is a pretty slow part of the year for viewing of this website in general…I just checked, and there were only 4,313 of you who logged-on yesterday. At any rate, I find it fun to read the responses of you who have taken a minute to share your thoughts or impressions, or whatever. Thanks to everyone who dropped a line in the response box below today…it makes this website more dynamic and interactive.  ~~~ I’ll be back early Thursday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a great Wednesday night wherever you happen to be now! Aloha for now…Glenn.

By the way, here’s a tracking map, showing the expected path of a newly formed tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific. There is no immediate threat to the islands, although as tropical depression 9E strengthens into tropical storm Flossie soon, we will be keeping a close eye on its progress. The latest GFS model run shows whatever is left of 9E bringing pretty good tropical rains to the islands next Wednesday.  

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 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.

Typical summertime trade winds will grace the Hawaiian Islands, providing their cooling and refreshing relief from the summer heat.  Weather maps show an unusually large 1034 millibar high pressure system far to the north Monday. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week, and likely two. The rather long lasting small craft wind advisories in the channels in the southern part of the state, in addition to those windiest areas around Maui and the Big Island…has now been cancelled.  

The overlying atmosphere is dry and stable, greatly limiting showers at this time. Even the sometimes showery windward coasts and slopes will remain rather dry. The leeward sides of the islands won’t see even a drop! The one exception, which is often the case during the summer months, will be the chance of a few afternoon showers along the Kona slopes of the Big Island. Computer models show little change in this relatively dry weather pattern well into the future. 

It’s Monday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative.  If you had a chance to read the two paragraphs above, you will know that favorably inclined trade wind weather is forecast through the rest of this new week. This is common during the month of August, when nice weather often prevails. The only interruptions to the great summertime weather can be the presence of an upper level low pressure system, which can sometimes bring showers locally. The only other thing can be for a tropical system to get close enough, that we can find its associated showers overlapping the islands. Neither of these shower bearing entities are expected by the way. ~~~ A friend of mine sent me this touching You Tube video, called Free Hugs. Take a look at it, it’s hard not to be a little moved by seeing total strangers brave enough to hug each other…would you give a free hug? If it was fun to watch, or inspired you, let’s use the response space below to let other readers know what we felt. I enjoyed it very much, and have watched it many times, never without being moved in a positive way! Here’s a hug from Hawaii I believe the first time I watched it, I actually shed a few tears of joy. ~~~ I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative. I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be reading (hugging) from! Aloha, Glenn.