Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennSeptember 18-19 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Honolulu, Oahu – 77F
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:
0.38 HANALEI RIVER, KAUAI
0.94 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.17 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
4.65 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
1.09 WAIAKEA UKA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1034 millibar high pressure system located far NNE of Hawaii. This high pressure system has a ridge of high pressure extending SW to the north and NW of Hawaii. This pressure configuration will keep moderate to locally strong trade winds blowing. 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 and Radar 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.
Hawaiian rainbow low to the ground
Photo Credit: flickr.com
The trade winds, which are common during this part of the late summer season, will continue blowing across our tropical latitudes of the central north Pacific Ocean. Weather maps show a 1030 millibar high pressure system located far to the NNE of the islands Tuesday evening. The latest computer forecast models show the winds remaining stronger than normal through Thursday, then easing back and becoming a little softer Friday and Saturday…only to pick up again Sunday into early next week. These stronger trade winds have caused a small craft wind advisory to be issued for those windiest areas in the southern part of the state.
We find outselves in what could be considered a fairly normal trade wind weather pattern, with most showers falling along the windward coasts and slopes now…which shouldn’t be heavy, but could be quite numerous at times. The long lasting upper level low pressure system, which has been hanging around Hawaii, to the NW, is about 700 miles away Tuesday. The latest computer forecast models now show it returning to an area within 400 miles of the Aloha state in a couple of days. There will likely be little direct influence on our local weather, although the two most pronounced things we’ll notice will be: an increase in high cirrus clouds locally, and a possible modest increase in showers along our windward sides.
It’s Tuesday evening here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. We just can’t seem to shake the presence of this very long lasting upper level low pressure system to our NW…it just doesn’t want to go away! During the last week and more, it has at times brought periods of briefly heavy showers, and off and on spells of sun dimming high cirrus clouds. The computer forecast models over the last couple of days, had shown a more distinct increase in showers over the state starting in a couple of days, although now they have backed off that quite a bit. As a matter of fact, the latest model runs show no organized areas of showers arriving through the next week. ~~~ All of these windward showers lately have brought good tidings in terms of pushing the summer drought conditions back. Even the leeward sides, where drought was of most concern, have received off and on showers lately too…all of which is good news! ~~~ By the way, I trust you will enjoy these last few days of summer 2007, as the autumnal equinox occurs here in Hawaii late this coming Saturday night…September 22nd. ~~~ I’ll be back early Wednesday morning with your next weather narrative, I hope you have a great Tuesday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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