Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 81
Honolulu airport, Oahu – 86 (record for high Sunday 91 – 1996)
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Molokai airport – 84
Kahului airport, Maui – 85
Kona airport – 81
Hilo airport, Hawaii – 81
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops…as of 5pm Sunday evening:
Honolulu, Oahu – 83
Hilo, Hawaii – 77
Haleakala Crater – 43 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea summit – 37 (over 13,500 feet on the Big Island)
Here are the 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Sunday evening:
0.97 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.78 Moanalua RG, Oahu
0.12 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
1.55 West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.94 Saddle Quarry, Big Island
Marine Winds – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing a dissipating frontal boundary to our northeast. At the same time we find a 1030 millibar high pressure system to our northeast. Our local winds will be remain rather strong and gusty Monday and Tuesday.
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. 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 web cam on the summit of near 13,500 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 web cams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon shining down during the night at times. Plus, during the nights you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise and sunset 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. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast…can be found here.
Aloha Paragraphs
Strong and gusty trade winds…windward showers at times
Our local winds will remain blowing from the trade wind direction today into the new week ahead. Glancing at this weather map, we find a moderately strong high pressure system located to our northeast, with its associated ridge extending west, to the north of our islands. Our local trade winds will remain on the strong and gusty side of the wind spectrum, with small craft wind advisory flags up across those windiest areas around the state.
Our winds will be locally strong and gusty…the following numbers represent the strongest gusts, along with directions Sunday evening:
32 Port Allen, Kauai – NE
30 Waianae, Oahu – NE
28 Molokai – NE
33 Kahoolawe – E
35 Kahului, Maui – E
10 Lanai – SW
40 South Point – NE
We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean Sunday night. Looking at this NOAA satellite picture we see clear to partly cloudy skies over and around the islands. Most of the clouds are located over the ocean, which are being carried to the windward sides in the gusty trade winds here and there. We can use this looping satellite image to see some high clouds to our south, moving swiftly in the upper winds towards the east. Checking out this looping radar image shows showers falling locally, although most of them were falling over the ocean…which may slide over the windward sides in places during the night.
Sunset Commentary: Today was another wind day, although sunshine was very plentiful at the same time. We are still looking for a prolonged period of these normal trade winds, at least through the next week. There will be minor day to day fluctuations in the wind speeds, although most folks won't even notice those subtle differences. These trade winds will carry some showers our way, landing most frequently over our windward sides. ~~~ Here in Kula, Maui this evening at 535pm, the air temperature was a warm 73.2F degrees, with clear to partly cloudy skies. I still don't see any organized areas of showers heading our way, so look for yet another really nice day Monday, albeit it still on the windy side in places. I'll catch up with you early Monday morning, when I'll have your next new weather narrative waiting. I hope you have a great Sunday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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