Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennMarch 29-30 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 81
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Kahului, Maui – 83
Hilo, Hawaii – 80
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon:
Barking Sands – 82F
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
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:
1.21 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.32 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.25 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.17 HILO AIRPORT, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A 1026 millibar high pressure system is located to the northeast of Hawaii, which will keep moderately strong to fresh trade winds blowing…locally stronger and gusty in those usual windiest spots through Sunday.
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
We’ll see nice sunset and sunrise colors now
Photo Credit: flikr.com
Fresh trade winds will continue to buffet the Hawaiian Islands, which will continue through the next week. Weather maps show a 1026 millibar high pressure system to the northeast of Hawaii Saturday evening. This high will provide generally moderate to fresh trade winds across our tropical latitudes through most of the next week. Those typically windiest areas will see somewhat stronger and gusty conditions, especially during the afternoon hours. The winds have become strong enough now, that small craft wind advisory flags are active across all the major channels, and in some coastal waters around Maui and the Big Island.
Island skies will find a mix of lower level clouds, with high cirrus clouds flying along in the upper reaches of the atmosphere. As usual, under the influence of such a trade wind weather pattern, showers will fall most readily along the windward coasts and slopes. The leeward sides will remain dry in most cases, with partly cloudy conditions. The Kona coast and slopes of the Big Island, may see some late afternoon, or early evening showers falling locally. There are no organized rain areas taking aim on our islands at the moment. The computer forecast models are now showing a trough of low pressure reaching down from the north, into the area east of Hawaii…which may bring an increase in showers around mid-week coming up.
It’s Saturday evening as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Other than the locally strong and gusty trade winds, and those occasional passing showers along the windward sides, our weather will remain quite nice. Looking at this looping satellite image, we can see that there are still lots of cirrus clouds coming up out of the deeper tropics to our west and southwest. We will see streaks of this high cloudiness being blown across our island skies at times over the next couple of days…providing great sunset and sunset colors. ~~~ We find ourselves involved in a prolonged period of the trade winds. This trade wind weather pattern looks to be quite stable, with little day to day variation in this favorably inclined theme, well into the future. As mentioned above, we may see a change in our weather picture later week, when a trough of low pressure brings an instability factor into play, which could enhance our shower activity…especially on the Big Island end of the island chain. ~~~ Saturday was a nice day, that is if you didn’t mind the blustery trade winds blowing locally. Trade winds late in the day Saturday were gusting up to 36 mph at Maalaea Bay on Maui, and all the way up to 42 mph at South Point, down on the Big Island. Our local winds may boost up yet another notch Sunday into Monday, so expect the continuation of the strong and gusty winds. ~~~ I’ll be back again Sunday morning with your next new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Saturday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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