July 13-14 2008


Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday: 

Lihue, Kauai – 85
Honolulu, Oahu – 90
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 86
Kailua-kona – 85

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon:

Kapalua, Maui – 88F  
Hilo, Hawaii – 80

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:

0.26  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.41 Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
0.02 Molokai
0.06 Lanai
0.04 Kahoolawe
0.26 Ulupalakua, Maui
0.38 Honaunau, Big Island

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing an area of low pressure moving by to the north of Hawaii. This will keep our local trade winds lighter than normal for the next few days. Here’s a link to the NOAA weather school.

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. 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 weather conditions.

Aloha Paragraphs


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A good ending to another nice day here in Hawaii
Photo Credit: Flickr.com







Our local trade winds will remain light through the first half of the new work week. A trough of low pressure, now to the north-northeast of the Big Island, will move by to our north…which is why our winds are lighter than normal for this time of year. The computer models forecast it will take until mid-week or Thursday, before our trade winds will start to increase again in strength, becoming stronger during the second half of the week. 

There will be a few showers falling, mostly along the windward sides, and perhaps a few in the leeward areas here and there too.  The overlying atmosphere remains dry and stable now however, which will limit shower activity. Despite the trough of low pressure moving by to our north, there won’t be all that many showers falling. Most of the showers that fall along those windward coasts and slopes, will occur during the nights and early mornings. Whatever convective showers that occur along the leeward slopes…will fall during the afternoon into the early evening hours.

~~~ It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin updating this last paragraph of today’s weather narrative. We’re involved in yet another unusual weather situation here in the islands now. First of all, what "normal would look like" would be moderately strong trade winds blowing from the east. The interesting weather feature, which is keeping that from happening, is a low pressure trough moving by…just to our north. This trough is getting in between our trade wind producing high pressure systems, located to the northwest through northeast of our islands…and our Hawaiian Island. The interruption that this trough is having, is making for lighter than normal trade winds for mid-July. Lighter breezes will make our atmosphere feel very warm and somewhat sultry through the first half of the new week, during the days that is. Otherwise, our weather will be just fine, with generally light showers popping-up here and there. I’ll be back very early Monday morning with your next new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Sunday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.