Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennJanuary 11-12 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Friday:
Lihue, Kauai – 77
Honolulu, Oahu – 80
Kaneohe, Oahu – 78
Kahului, Maui – 79
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 6 a.m. Saturday morning:
Honolulu, Oahu – 69F
Kahului, Maui – 58
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Saturday morning:
0.01 OMAO, KAUAI
0.50 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.02 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.37 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.24 GLENWOOD, 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 – Our local winds will remain light, blowing from SE through east Saturday. As a new high pressure system gets into range late Saturday into Sunday, pushing a frontal cloud band down through the state, our winds will surge from the north…eventually becoming NE. 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.
The north and west facing beaches, which saw large breaking recently…will find smaller waves Saturday. The NWS forecast office in Honolulu has cancelled the high surf advisory for that surf Friday evening. Weather maps show another larger than normal swell being generated now, which will arrive later this weekend, giving us a second high surf event Sunday into the new week ahead. We’ll see yet another NW swell arrive next Wednesday. We are in the heart of our winter high surf season now.
It’s Friday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. We’ll continue to have rather benign weather circumstances Saturday. We’ll see light trade winds blowing for a change too, which will help to ventilate away whatever light haze that’s still around. Whatever few showers that around will focus their efforts along the windward sides, although there won’t be many of those…and they won’t be heavy. The leeward sides will be just fine, with plenty of warm sunshine beaming down. ~~~ As noted in the paragraphs above, we have a rather distinct weather change about to take place. This won’t have a lot to do with showers, although there will be some arriving with a front, as it moves down through the island chain Sunday. The more exhilerating part of this break in the fine weather, will be the nature of the chilly winds that will begin blowing Sunday, and last for a couple of days thereafter. Island residents, and visitors alike, will notice the change, and be grabbing a sweater, and perhaps an extra blanket at night. This will all happen in a tropical context however, so no one has to worry about it getting inordinately cold! Warmer weather will follow closely on the heels of this nippy weather however. ~~~ There aren’t any new films that I felt like seeing this evening, so I’m having dinner with a friend. We’re going to throw something on the bbq, pop a nice bottle of red wine, and chat. I’ll be back Saturday morning with your next new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Friday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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