Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennFebruary 6-7 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 79
Honolulu, Oahu – 82
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui – 75
Hilo, Hawaii – 77
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 78
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 a.m. Thursday morning:
Lihue, Kauai – 72F
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 Thursday morning:
2.43 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
3.77 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.65 HANA AIRPORT, MAUI
0.87 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A 1035 millibar high pressure system is located far to the NE of the islands…with its associated ridge extending westward…to the north of Hawaii Thursday. This pressure configuration will keep light to moderately strong trade winds blowing through the rest of this week. 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
A picture of the top of the Haleakala Crater on Maui, when it was covered
with snow last week…looking down towards Maalaea Bay
Our local trade winds will stick around through the rest of this week, although be lighter than anytime during the last week. The latest weather map shows a strong 1037 millibar high pressure system located far to the northeast of Hawaii Wednesday night. The long range computer forecast models show the trade winds persisting into next week, which continues the unusually long lasting spell of winds from the east. The long lasting small craft wind advisories will likely be taken down by the NWS office in Honolulu at some point soon…as we settle into light to moderately strong trade winds well into the future.
It’s Wednesday evening as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. A low pressure system, with its associated trough, is finally beginning to lose its grip in our Hawaiian Island weather picture. This trough continues to funnel moist air into our area, but most of it now is confined to the higher altitudes of the atmosphere. These high cirrus clouds are steadily moving east, having already cleared Niihau, Kauai, and most of Oahu, with Maui County next in line…and the Big Island not far behind. This looping satellite image shows those clouds being carried over us. As the trough finally moves off to the east of the Big Island, we will see relief from the mostly cloudy weather of late, with drier weather expected, and yes, even lots of sunshine beaming down soon too. ~~~ It actually looks like we might be digging ourselves out of the adverse weather conditions that have held sway over the islands lately! This is none too soon, believe me, as pretty much everyone is tired of the cloudy and locally wet to very wet weather lately. ~~~ By the way, there were enough breaks in the overcast today, that sunshine finally returned enough, especially on Kauai and Oahu, that air temperatures warmed some. Case in point, the Honolulu airport reached up into the 80F’s, snagging a pleasantly warm 82F degree high temperature for the day. The rest of the major airport weather stations were stuck in the upper 70F’s. ~~~ I’ll be back very early Thursday morning with your next new weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a nice Wednesday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha…Glenn.
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 new show at around 9am HST (11am PST, 1pm EST). Thanks to the folks at the Maui Media Lab in Paia for making this happen!
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