Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennAugust 5-6 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 86F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 90
Hilo, Hawaii – 86
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77F
Kahului, Maui – 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 Monday morning:
1.68 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.01 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.08 WAIAKEA UKA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing an unusually strong 1037 millibar high pressure system located far north of Hawaii…with its associated ridges extending NW and NE of Hawaii Monday. The trade winds will be 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.
Classic Hawaii
The trade winds will remain on the brisk side Sunday, blowing in the moderate to fresh range into Monday. Weather maps show an unusually strong 1037 millibar high pressure system far to the north Sunday. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week and beyond. This in turn has required the issuance of small craft wind advisories in the channels in the southern part of the state now…as well as those windiest areas around Maui and the Big Island then.
The upper level low pressure system, which teamed up with abundant low level moisture recently, bringing unusual summer showers to some parts of the state of Hawaii…is now gone. These showers helped to push back the drought conditions to some degree in places around the state…which was a good thing! The upper level low pressure system is now being replaced by an upper ridge, which will prompt drier conditions statewide. There will still be a few passing showers along the windward sides, although not many. The leeward beach areas will be quite sunny during the days, and fair at night.
It’s Sunday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As noted above, the recent showers are a thing of the past now, as we settle back into a normal summertime trade wind weather pattern. The trade winds will be around through the next couple of weeks, with nothing on the horizon other than more or less favorable weather conditions. It’s quite early in the morning as I write these words, before sunrise at least. As I glance over to the north, I can see a beautiful streak of pink, where an area of wispy cirrus cloudiness is lighting up. Otherwse, I don’t see any clouds, even on the normally cloudier windward sides. The peaks of the West Maui Mountains of course have a thin stratocumulus capping cloud, which is very normal. It’s quite a rare day in the summer to see the West Maui Mountains without at least a few clouds hovering over them…and usually a lot more than that. Those mountains are one of the rainiest places on earth, so it’s not surprising to see those peaks cloud shrouded almost everyday. ~~~ All things considered, Sunday and Monday will be great days, as will most of the days during the next week! I’ll be back early Monday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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