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.

It’s Thursday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative.  At lunch today I was able to get down to the beach at lunch, and found large waves breaking in Kihei, which surprised me. I took a quick walk, just to stretch my legs, and then got into the ocean enthusiastically. There was a super strong current running along the shore, which made it rather dangerous. It was as if a strong river of water was paralleling the beach…making it tough to even stand up! I was able to catch a couple of waves, which certainly helped make my day! ~~~ An area of high and middle level clouds swept in from the SW today, which helped to dim and filter our famous Hawaiian sunshine. Here’s a looping satellite image showing this stuff coming up from the deeper tropics to our southwest. These same clouds provided a spectacular sunrise Thursday, and then another Thursday evening…with a good chance of another beauty Friday morning!  ~~~ I’ll be back very early Friday morning with your next new weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a great Thursday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.

It’s Wednesday evening here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative.  Our gorgeous winter weather conditions will hang on through the rest of the work week. We’re beginning to see a bit more moisture filtering into the Hawaiian Island weather picture though. At the same time, we’re starting to see a somewhat cooler air mass moving over the Aloha state at high altitudes of the atmosphere as well. The combination of these two influences will prompt whatever clouds that are around…to be slightly more shower prone than they have been lately. Although, with that said, our local weather will continue to be generally on the dry side. ~~~ The big news here in the islands, is now taking place in the marine environment. This front page weather story has to do with a large swell train of waves rolling now breaking along our north and northwest facing beaches and reefs. The NWS forecast office in Honolulu has issued a high surf warning for this dangerously large surf event. Please be careful when you go near the ocean in those areas exposed to this extra large swell…we don’t want to lose anyone. The reason I say this, is because high surf is our #1 natural hazard in Hawaii. ~~~ Meanwhile, on the leeward beaches, where the largest number of visitor resorts are located, that surf won’t be a problem, with the only danger for the most part, being the chance of a sun burn! ~~~ I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative very early Thursday morning, have a great Wednesday night! Aloha for now…Glenn.

It’s Tuesday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative.  I suppose the best way to capture just how good the weather in the islands is now, would be to let you know that the largest rainfall total anywhere in Hawaii during the last 24 hours…was a very meager .01".  It just doesn’t get much better during the winter season, than what we’re seeing now!  I don’t anticipate any interruption in this fine winter weather through the next few days, with the next chance of an increase in showers along the windward sides waiting until the weekend to arrive. It’s periods like this that remind us that despite the fact that Hawaii’s rainy season occurs during the winter months, it can be just lovely even with that rainy label during January! ~~~ Speaking of good weather at the beaches, I had to have some of that myself, despite the fact that it was a work day. I took the short drive from work down to one of the lovely beaches in Kihei, Maui, during my lunch break today. Wow, it was so nice to get my bare feet into that warm sand, take a long walk, and then jump in the ocean for a quick swim. Actually, there were some nice little waves breaking too, so that I was able to do a little bodysurfing as well! I love being able to break away from the office, and end up at the beach just a few minutes later…how’s 85F degrees sound to you!? ~~~ I’ll be back very early Wednesday morning with your next new weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a great Tuesday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

It’s Monday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative.  Monday was one of those special winter days here in Hawaii, when the weather was as gentle as can be. The beaches remained sunny all day, with near perfect weather conditions overall. There was a minimal amount of clouds even over the mountains during the afternoon. These clouds remained rainless for the most part, with just about every rain gauge in the state having nothing wet in it…except for a little sugar cane field dust at the bottom perhaps! ~~~ By the way, next Tuesday I will be flying to the mainland for a little over a week. I have an American Meteorological Society conference to attend in New Orleans. Along the way, I’ll be stopping by my parents house in Long Beach, California, for a visit. All together I’ll be gone about nine days, although you will still be able to find the usual weather forecasts for each of the islands. I’ll remind you again a couple of times before I leave, but I just wanted to give you a heads up. ~~~ I’ll be back very early Tuesday morning with your next new weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a great Monday night until then. Aloha for now…Glenn.

It’s Sunday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative.  Our weather will be influenced quite a bit by the close proximity of a high pressure ridge near the Kauai end of the state. This fair weather producing high pressure ridge will keep our overlying atmosphere stable, thereby limiting the amount and coverage of any showers that fall. At the same time, we’ll see warmer weather in general during the days, while the nights will be a little cooler. ~~~ This time of year, during the winter season, our weather is more changable than what we see during the high sun summer months. The week ahead will start off nice enough, with the wild card at this point, being the chance that a trough of low pressure could bring some changes during the weekend. It’s still a little too early to nail this prospect down completely. We’ll have to fine tune this as we move through the upcoming week. ~~~ Sunday was a great day here in the islands, peaceful and gentle, as it often is during the winter months. The day, as will be the case through the next several days, started off clear and cool. The daytime heating caused some afternoon clouds to stack-up over and around the mountains. The beaches remained quite sunny all day in contrast, making for a great opportunity for sun tanning and swimming! ~~~ I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be spending it! I’ll be back very early Monday morning with your next new weather narrative. Aloha for now…Glenn. 

Our local weather will generally be just fine, with clear cool mornings giving way to cloudy afternoons over and around the mountains. Island skies will be quite sunny in most areas during the morning hours, especially along the resort filled leeward beaches. Those afternoon convective clouds won’t be dropping much rain however, as a low and fairly strong inversion layer remains in place. There may be some weather changes later in the new week ahead, although exactly how they will manifest is still uncertain at this time. I still don’t see any significant rainfall looming on our weather horizon at this time…stay tuned.

It’s Saturday evening here in the islands, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative.  As mentioned in the two paragaphs above, we have pretty smooth sailing coming up through the next week or so…in terms of our weather here in Hawaii. The fact that we’ll have a high pressure ridge over the Kauai end of the state, will help keep our overlying atmosphere stable, which in turn limits the amount and coverage of any showers that might try to fall on us. At the same time, we’ll see warmer weather in general during the days, while the nights will actually be cooler. ~~~ Friday evening after work I went to see the new film Juno. Juno is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her hot best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs. I found this film to be quite entertaining, and despite the fact that it was a little out of the league of films that I am usually drawn to, it worked, and turned out to be quite a smart piece of work! Here’s a trailer for this highly rated film. ~~~ I spent the better part of Saturday in Haiku, over on the windward side of east Maui. I had a haircut to get, and then visited with a friend who lives in northern California, and also has property here on Maui. It brought back memories of living in Haiku for 11 years of my life, which were mostly good ones. I stopped by Mana Foods in Paia for some shopping, and then again at the health food store in Makawao, on the way home to Kula. It’s cloudy up here at the 3,000+ foot elevation at sunset, and quite a bit cooler than down in the lowlands below. ~~~ I’ll be back Sunday morning with the next updated weather narrative. I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.