Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennFebruary 24-25 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 78
Honolulu, Oahu – 81
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 81
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 6 a.m. Sunday morning:
Honolulu, Oahu – 76F
Hilo, Hawaii – 63
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Sunday afternoon:
1.28 MAKAHA RIDGE, KAUAI
1.06 PALOLO FIRE STATION, OAHU
0.10 MOLOKAI
0.22 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.01 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.01 KAMUELA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A high pressure ridge extending west from a high pressure system northeast of Hawaii…is now to the SE and east of Hawaii. This ridge has been pushed there by a cold front. Winds will be locally brisk south kona winds ahead of the cold front, turning cooler and from the north briefly behind the front…lighter Tuesday.
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.
We’ll find locally breezy south kona winds blowing ahead of a dissipating cold front pushing down through the state through Monday…followed by a brief period of cool north winds. There are no advisories or warnings with this brief period of kona winds, although it will become gusty in places. The winds will return to the light and variable category again Tuesday through Thursday. The trade winds will return Friday briefly. The latest computer forecast models show another cold front approaching the state next weekend, with southeast to southwest winds blowing again then.
A showery cold front will finally break the long lasting dry spell. This frontal passage will bring a few heavy showers…most notably on Kauai and Oahu. The bulk of these showers will fall along the windward sides. Looking ahead into the new week ahead, there will be some form of afternoon convective showers over and around the mountains. Additionally, there will be a good chance of more volcanic haze, as the air will be drifting up from the southeast direction during the middle of the week.
It’s Sunday evening as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. The well advertised cold front will take until Monday to travel all the way through the entire island chain. This 250 mile wide frontal cloud band moved over the islands of Kauai and Oahu during the day. At the current rate of travel, which is running between 10-15 mph, it will arrive over the islands of Maui County during the late afternoon into the evening hours, where it may briefly stall overnight. The Big Island will have to wait until Monday morning for its share of showers, although by then it may be "running a little low on fuel." Here’s a looping satellite image so you can monitor this weather feature as its clouds move southeast deeper into the tropics. Since there will be precipitation moving through the state along and ahead of this frontal boundary, here’s a looping radar image so you can see where those showers are located. ~~~ I’ve had fun monitoring this cold front Sunday, despite the fact that it isn’t a very powerful one…although it’s the only game in town now. Here on Maui, skies have been partly cloudy for the most part, with a few showers here and there. At the time of this writing, the leading edge of this front was just knocking on the front door of Molokai. The back edge was still overlapping the island of Kauai, with clearing slowing occurring from the west into Monday. ~~~ I’m about ready to go down and start my dinner, which will end up being my dinners through most of the upcoming work week. I just popped a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, sipping on that tasty brew while I tap out these last few words. At any rate, I sauteed a red onion, yukon yellow potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, green beans, garlic, and a can of corn (all organic of course), to make a nice pot of soup. I’ll ladle that delicious concoction into a medium size bowl, spooning it out with some of my favorite cheese, a Rouge et Noir Camembert, made by the Marin French Cheese Company in Petaluma, California, with crackers. It’s so nice to get home after a long day of weather work, just heat up the soup, which my Mom always says tastes better each day after cooking. ~~~ Kden as we say here in the islands, which simply means ok then, that’s about all I have for today. I’ll be back very early Monday morning with your next new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be reading from! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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