Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennApril 2-3 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 80
Honolulu, Oahu – 83
Kaneohe, Oahu – 78
Kahului, Maui – 77
Hilo, Hawaii – 77
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon:
Barking Sands, Kauai – 82F
Hilo, Hawaii – 72
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Wednesday afternoon:
0.15 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.72 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.34 MOLOKAI
0.38 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.76 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.37 HONAUNAU, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map. A 1034 millibar high pressure system is located to the north-northwest of Hawaii, with low pressure systems located to the NNE. The winds will come in from the NE and NNE through the next several days.
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
Crescent moon, Hawaii
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The
As this weather map shows that we have a moderately strong 1034 millibar high pressure system to the NNW, which is spinning in a clockwise fashion. At the same time, we have a 1009 millibar low pressure system to the NNE, which is turning counterclockwise. The net result shows the isobars pointing southward towards the islands. This in turn is bringing cooler air into our tropical area. Satellite images show the next cloud band looming to the NE of Hawaii, which will bring in the next batch showers on Thursday. The northerly aspect to the winds will continue for several more days, so that our local weather will remain a little on the cool side into Friday.
As we move into the weekend, low to the NNW dissipate, allowing our winds to clock around to the more customary easterly direction. This will allow the temporary cool edge to be replaced by a warm flow of air. As the regular trade winds return, we will continue to see the occasional passing showers along our windward sides. Later this coming weekend, and perhaps continuing on into next week, an upper level trough of low pressure, with its associated cold air, may prompt the trade wind showers to be more frequent. The higher elevations on the
It’s Wednesday evening as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As the three paragraphs above point out, we’re not having exactly normal springtime weather here in the islands. It should be pointed out however, that the month of April is often a transition period between winter to summer…with aspects of both showing up typically. At the present, it looks a bit more like winter, with a low pressure system to the NNE of Hawaii, spinning out weak cold fronts, or cloud bands southward in our direction. The next showery cloud band will arrive Thursday, with yet another on Friday. ~~~ Today was an interesting day here on Maui, as we had a major power outage. I understand that most of the island, if not all, had no power for several hours. Here in Kihei, the power has returned, which is probably true for the rest of the island late in the afternoon as well. Fortunately, where I work at the Pacific Disaster Center, we had backup power generators, which keep our computers running, so that we could continue to work. ~~~ I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative very early Thursday morning, that is if the power stays on upcountry. I hope you all have a pleasant Wednesday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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Interesting2: Endurance events at the Beijing Olympics could pose a health risk if they are staged on heavily polluted days, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, although it was prepared to reschedule such events. Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the IOC coordination commission, said there was a small chance of athletes suffering some damage to their health if they took part in events lasting longer than an hour, such as the marathon and cycling road races.
Interesting3: The town of Pahala, 50 miles southwest of Hilo, experienced slightly elevated levels of sulfur dioxide gas from Halemaumau Crater during three days in March, according to data from the state Department of Health. The method of reporting, a single number giving a 24-hour average, tends to downplay the worst of the gas, but Marya Schwabe, living in Wood Valley near Pahala, had no doubt about its unpleasant effects. "It really was difficult to breathe," she said. For six to eight hours it was really intense, like smog in a city, she said. But she added, "It wasn’t all day." Federal law requires the state to publish the number if the 24-hour average goes over 0.140 parts per million. On Sunday the reading was 0.181 ppm, followed by 0.154 ppm on Monday. The level also hit 0.149 ppm on March 19. Different standards for different time periods confuse the picture. In February,
Interesting4: The noted
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