Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennNovember 25-26 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 81
Honolulu, Oahu – 84
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 80
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Monday morning:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 71F
Kailua-kona – 50
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:
0.01 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.25 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.10 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.21 KAMUELA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Deep low pressure systems to the northwest of Hawaii will push our trade wind producing high pressure ridge southeast towards the islands. This pressure configuration will make our winds lighter…and cause them to swing around to the ESE and SE today into Tuesday. Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. 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.
The Hana coast of Maui
photo credit: flickr.com
Other than a few windward biased showers, our weather here in the Hawaiian Islands will be beautiful Monday. The air flow coming into the state will gradually be turning to the ESE and SE into Monday. This will warm our air temperatures up some during the days, along with bringing in a bit more humidity. The southeast winds will likely carry at least some volcanic haze over the Kona area on the Big Island…and on up the chain over the islands of Maui County. The overlying atmosphere will remain quite dry and stable for the moment, although that will be changing quite soon.
The computer forecast models continue to show a change in our weather starting Tuesday into Wednesday. The first thing we’ll notice is that our winds will turn to the southeast, as a trough of low pressure forms near the islands Tuesday. Winds coming in from the southeast will bring in higher humidity and warmer temperatures in general. In addition, we’ll see an increased chance of showers…lasting off and on through much of the new week. This won’t be a constant rainy period, although there will be off and on showers. The chance of heavy showers exists, with even the chance of a random thunderstorm popping up. It remains clear now that much of the new week coming up will be wetter than normal starting by Wednesday.
It’s Sunday evening here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of this narrative. As noted in the paragraphs above, we will be moving into a period of unsettled weather soon. Monday will be more muggy, with lighter winds, and becoming hazy in the southern part of the state. Monday afternoon there will be afternoon cloud buildups, especially over the upcountry areas…although showers will still be quite limited. As you can see from checking out this satellite image, there is a large area of tropical moisture to the east and SE of Hawaii. As we move into Tuesday, an approaching trough of low pressure to our northwest will begin to draw that stuff up into the islands. Wednesday will be the day that we’ll likely see a more prounounced increase in showers, which may keep off and on moisture around Thursday into the weekend…some of which may be locally heavy. The models go on to show a possible robust cold front arriving later next weekend, which could keep the showery weather around into early the following week. As is always the case, the information in this paragraph will be changing as we move forward, with a very good chance of major erasing and alterations in the forecast details! ~~~ Sunday was a really nice day here in Hawaii, with abundant sunshine down near the coasts, while the slopes and mountains got cloudy during the afternoon hours. I anticipate that it will be getting quite cool in the upcountry areas again tonight. The Kona slopes of the Big Island, right down to the coast, have been unusually chilly the past several mornings as well. ~~~ I’ll be back here at the weather drawing board again very early Monday morning, I hope you have a great Sunday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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