Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennDecember 6-7 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 80
Honolulu, Oahu – 78
Kaneohe, Oahu – 79
Kahului, Maui – 73
Hilo, Hawaii – 73
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 79
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Friday morning:
Kailua-kona – 76F
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 Friday morning:
4.53 KOKEE, KAUAI
1.97 LULUKU, OAHU
4.28 MOLOKAI
5.89 LANAI
3.72 KAHOOLAWE
4.69 KAUPO GAP, MAUI
3.88 PALI 2, 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 – The kona low pressure system remains in the area just north of Hawaii Friday, while its associated cold front is just east of the Big Island. The winds will be locally gusty from the south and SW today, easing up some Saturday. 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.
Still some showers around into the weekend
photo credit: flickr.com
The winds that blasted the Hawaiian Islands recently, were quite rare, with gusts of 50 to 70 mph or more at times. These winds were coming in at us from the south and SW directions, which we call Kona winds. Kona is a polynesian word for leeward, meaning that the weather was arriving along the leeward sides…rather than the more typical windward sides. The winds were carrying rain at times horizontally! Now that the cold front has transformed into a trough, our winds are lighter, and as mentioned above, we have seen the worst of them…with lighter winds in place now. The Kona winds will remain active until later this weekend, when the more common trade winds return, as we move into next week.
It’s Thursday evening here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. During the last 24 hours, the Hawaiian Islands have had just about every imaginable kind of weather happening, ranging between flooding rains, pile driver gusts of very strong winds, thunderstorms, blizzard conditions on the Big Island…along with waterspouts! These lead to road closures, power outages, downed trees, flooding, and a big headache to lots of people, and I don’t mean to imply that in the past tense just yet. Each island took their turn in experiencing these wild conditions, and no area escaped the lashing that accompanied the cold front’s passing! Things will be gradually getting better, as noted above, there will continue to be more showers, some still locally heavy…although the damaging winds are for the most part done over. ~~~ Please use this looping satellite image so you can see the conveyor belt of rich tropical moisture being funneled into the state by the nearby Kona low. Here’s a looping radar image, so you can keep abreast of where the heaviest rains are falling too. ~~~ The power finally came on in Kihei, or at least where I was Thursday afternoon, which was a relief. The bad news is that I understand that Kula, Maui, where I live, isn’t expected to see the return of power for one or two more days…oh boy! That is not cool, and it puts a hardship on everyone in the area. I’m just leaving Kihei for home as I write these words, and it is pouring rain again here as I get ready to dash to my car for the wet ride home. I’ll be going home to a night of candle light, which I’ll be lighting again very early Friday morning. I’ll be going down to the Maui Community College to get a live computer in the morning, so my website updates will be ready for viewing about an hour later than usual. I wish everyone here in the islands luck in dealing with this prolonged period of wetter than normal weather. All of your readers outside of the islands, I hope things are better for you there, although I’m sure it will be cooler or colder where you are. Aloha for now, Glenn.Note: There are a few openings for advertising links on the left hand side of every page on my website. If you do a google search for either Hawaii Weather, or Maui Weather, you will find that both of these searches show this website coming up #1 in a very long list. This demonstrates that there is lots of traffic coming to this site. During the month of November, there were 181,122 visitors, so far during the month of December, there have been 86,059 people stopping by this website. The cost is $50 per month, with a three month minimum. There is room for a couple of advertising banners at the tops of the webpages too. Please email me if you have any interest in either of these two advertising potentials, and I can have your website link showing the same day!
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