July 25-26, 2010


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

Lihue, Kauai –  85
Honolulu, Oahu –  87
Kaneohe, Oahu –  85
Kaunakakai, Molokai – 84
Kahului, Maui – 90
Hilo, Hawaii –   85
Kailua-kona –   85

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops too…as of 4pm Sunday afternoon:

Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Molokai airport – 80

Haleakala Crater –    52 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea summit – 37 (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 Sunday afternoon: 

0.02 Mount Wailaleale, Kauai  
0.02 Kahuku, Oahu
0.00 Molokai 
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.01 West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.12 Kealakekua, Big Island

Marine Winds – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing high pressure systems far to the northeast through northwest of the islands. Our local trade winds will remain Monday and Tuesday…locally strong and gusty.

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 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

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Our trade winds will continue well into the future. Winds are running in the moderately strong category Sunday night…locally quite gusty. As this weather map shows, we have several high pressure systems, arranged between northwest and northeast of our islands. The current forecast calls for moderately strong trade winds to extend well into the new work week ahead. It will take until after the middle of the week before our trade winds increase further into next weekend and beyond.

Rainfall across the islands will remain limited…quite light too. We see areas of thunderstorms locally in the deeper tropics…none of which will influence our islands. This satellite image shows that there are still some clouds out to the east and north of Hawaii, being carried our way on the trade wind flow. These will evaporate during the days quite a bit, leaving lots of sunshine along our beaches in most areas. There are no organized areas of showers at this point, so dry and stable weather conditions will prevail well into the future.

It’s Sunday evening as I begin writing this last section of today’s narrative update.  As noted above, our trade winds will remain steady, blowing generally in the moderately strong realms through the middle of the upcoming new work week. There will be an occasional shower, generally along the windward coasts and slopes…although few and far between in most areas. All things considered, dry and sunny weather will prevail. Sunday was one of those exceptionally sunny days, just like Saturday was, adding up to a near perfect weekend for most folks. I see little change coming up over the next several days, at least. Today here in Kula was about as warm as it gets, with my thermometer topping out just under 80F degrees. Meanwhile, down in Kahului, at the airport, it rose to 90 degrees. This was a full 5 degrees below the record high temperature for the date, which took place way back in 1951. I’ll be back early Monday morning with your next new weather narrative, I hope you have a great Sunday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.