Hawaiian Island weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennFebruary 9-10 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 78
Honolulu, Oahu – 82
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui – 79
Hilo, Hawaii – 77
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 80
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 6 a.m. Saturday morning:
Lihue, Kauai – 72F
Barking Sands, Kauai – 65
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 afternoon:
0.86 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
2.03 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
1.67 KAHOOLAWE
1.19 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
3.03 HONAUNAU, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. High pressure systems to the NE will keep light-moderately strong trade winds blowing…gradually picking up a little in strength Sunday into the new week ahead. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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.
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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Our famous Hawaiian sunshine is finally back
The long lasting low pressure trough over the islands is moving eastward, clearing the state soon. The axis of the upper trough was near the Big Island Saturday night. To the west of the trough, nice weather prevailed, while to the east, over the Big Island and points east…rain was still falling in places. There was enough rain in fact Saturday evening, that a flash flood advisory was still in effect. Those rains were falling primarily along the windward sides of the Big Island…although will end soon. As the trough moves eastward, the entire state will find good weather, which will extend into the new week ahead.
The long lasting trade winds will continue, although rather than being strong and gusty…have settled into the light to moderately strong realms. The latest weather map shows an area of high pressure well established far to the northeast of Hawaii. Forecast weather charts suggest that the trade winds will continue on into the new week ahead. These winter trade winds will likely get just strong enough to trigger a small craft wind advisory for those windiest areas around the Big Island and Maui Sunday. Actually, small craft advisories already exist Saturday evening, although they cover the NW swell activity that is passing through the islands now, rather than the winds at the moment.
It’s Saturday evening as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Besides the Big Island, where some flooding rainfall occurred in places Saturday, the rest of the state returned to the good side of the weather specrum. The Big Island lagged behind the rest of the islands, although will fall into line Sunday. As mentioned above, the departing trough of low pressure will be east of the Big Island soon, with greatly improved weather prospects in the offing. Maui through Kauai started Saturday with mostly clear skies, which was a nice thing. As this satellite picture shows…with the clouds associated with the departing trough continue steadily moving eastward away from the Aloha state. In sum, we’re heading into a prolonged period of great winter weather! ~~~ Last evening I went to see a film called I am Legend (2007). Will Smith stars in this post-apocalyptic thriller as the last human survivor on earth after a terrible mutating virus wipes out humanity. It received pretty good ratings, I had put off seeing it, but with nothing else playing that I wanted to see, or hadn’t already seen, I decided try it out. It turned out to be a fine film, which was very engaging. I liked it much more than I thought I was going to. I was scared at times, definitely a few edge of your seat parts, but also thought provoking too. It certainly wouldn’t interest most people in the main stream, although there are people like myself who enjoy this kind of stuff. If you’re interested, here’s a trailer for this thriller. ~~~ I’ll be back Sunday morning with a new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
A man and a woman sit near each other, and they do
not long
At this moment to be older, or younger, or born
In any other nation, or any other time, or any other
place.
They are content to be where they are, talking or not
talking.
Glenn’s TV Weather show is back online again now. The colors aren’t perfect, although they are close enough. One day’s show will replaced with the next new days show at around 9am HST (11am PST – 2pm EST)…Monday through Friday. Thanks to the folks at the Maui Media Lab in Paia for making this happen!
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