June 2-3, 2010
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday afternoon:
Lihue, Kauai – 83
Honolulu, Oahu – 84
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kaunakakai, Molokai – 86
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-kona – 83
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level around the state – and on the highest mountains…at 5pm Wednesday evening:
Barking Sands, Kauai – 85F
Molokai airport – 77
Haleakala Crater – 59 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea summit – 45 (near 14,000 feet on the Big Island)
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:
0.26 Mount Waialaele, Kauai
0.06 Punaluu Pump, Oahu
0.00 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.02 Kahakuloa, Maui
0.06 Kawainui Stream, Big Island
Marine Winds – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing a 1024 millibar high pressure system to our northeast. The trade wind flow will become gradually lighter Thursday into Friday.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with this 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. Finally, here’s a Looping IR satellite image, making viewable the clouds around the islands 24 hours a day. 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.
Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest weather information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Here’s a tracking map covering both the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast…can be found here. Of course, as we know, our hurricane season won’t begin again until June 1st here in the central Pacific.
Aloha Paragraphs
The beautiful coast on Kauai
The trade winds remained plenty active Wednesday, with some of the windiest places finding gusts well up into the 40 mph range…almost reaching 50 mph on the small
Rainfall has been minimal during the last 24 hours, as indicated by the meager precipitation totals. There are areas around the state early Wednesday afternoon that are totally clear of clouds. What clouds there are, consist of dry and stable cumulus and stratocumulus clouds. This satellite image shows the abundance of low clouds generally to our north, east, and south. The verifying fact however, can be established without a doubt, by glancing at this looping radar image. If we pull our view back even further, using this satellite picture, we see lots of pretty serious thunderstorms well down to the southwest through southeast, along with some minor cirrus clouds between here and there…and to the north of our islands too. In between the thin cirrus, we see those scattered clouds being carried along in our trade wind flow…across the
It’s Wednesday evening as I begin writing the last section of today’s narrative.
The trade winds remained blustery today, and at around 5pm this evening, were still gusting 38 mph on Kahoolawe. At one point today, before the afternoon clouds began gathering around the mountains, it was absolutely clear here on Maui. It appears that Thursday will be another somewhat windy day, at least that could be inferred by seeing that the NWS is keeping the small craft wind advisory alive overnight…in the windiest areas around Maui and the Big Island. This advisory is active through at least 6am Thursday morning. The way the winds look at this point, they will in fact begin to wind down later Thursday into Friday into the weekend. ~~~ This afternoon here on Maui, the clouds quickly began forming around the slopes of the Haleakala Crater at mid-afternoon, and completely circle the Crater early this evening. Those clouds will collapse again after dark on the leeward slopes, although will actually increase along the windward sides during the cool of the night into the early morning hours. There may be a few showers, but again, not many. I’ll look forward to catching up with you again early Thursday morning, at which point I’ll have your next new weather narrative here waiting. I hope you have a great Wednesday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.