Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennDecember 25-26 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 78
Honolulu, Oahu – 80
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 79
Hilo, Hawaii – 75
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning:
Lihue, Kauai – 74F
Hilo, Hawaii – 66
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:
1.45 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
1.24 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.02 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
3.99 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
1.71 WAIAKEA UKA, BIG ISLAND
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.
Weather Chart – An unusually strong 1041 millibar high pressure system is located far to the NE of Hawaii Wednesday. This robust high pressure system will keep our trade winds blowing in the locally strong and gusty realms through Thursday…and beyond. 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.
A sunny beach on Kauai…nice clouds
photo credit: flickr.com
These blustery winds will carry off and on passing showers to the windward sides…some of which could be locally heavy on the Big Island and perhaps Maui. The leeward sides won’t see most of these showers, although may find a few stray showers flying over the lower mountains on the smaller islands. Those leeward sides will find warm sunshine beaming down during the days in most areas. Air temperatures will rise into the 70F’s to lower 80F’s during the days, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
Looking further ahead, the models are now showing an upper level trough of low pressure approaching the state later this weekend, which will help to calm the winds down starting Sunday. The latest GFS computer forecast model shows a cold front, and or a Kona low pressure system bringing wetter weather to the islands early next next week. It’s still too early to cement this long range weather forecast into place though…although the models have been flirting with this prospect for the last several days. If this unsettled weather does manifest, or winds would turn around to the southeast and south.
It’s Christmas evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Christmas day was most pleasant, especially down along the sunny leeward beaches. The windward sides had a continuation of those off and on passing showers…which is common with such a trade wind weather pattern, that we have going on now in the islands. ~~~ I hope all you readers have the most pleasant Christmas Day evening into the night, after opening presents, looking at Christmas cards, and probably have ended up having a special meal as well! I’ll be back very early Wednesday morning, with yet another Christmas holiday under our belts. I’ll be back in the morning to discuss the outlook for the rest of this week, and what changes may arrive as we move into the New Years holiday period up ahead. Aloha for now…Glenn.
It was a white Christmas atop the summits on the Big Island!
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