Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 85
Honolulu airport, Oahu – 88 (record for Sunday – 93 in 1987)
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Molokai airport – 85
Kahului airport, Maui – 86
Kona airport 85
Hilo airport, Hawaii – 78
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops…as of 5pm Sunday evening:
Barking Sands, Kauai – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 73
Haleakala Crater – 54 (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:
0.61 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.57 Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
0.06 Molokai
0.06 Lanai
0.02 Kahoolawe
2.74 West Wailuaiki, Maui
1.76 Kawainui Stream, Big Island
Marine Winds – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing a 1025 millibar high pressure system to the north, and another couple of weaker high pressure cells to the northeast of our islands. Our local trade winds will remain active through Tuesday…strongest around Maui and the Big Island.
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. Here's a tropical cyclone tracking map for the eastern and central Pacific.
Aloha Paragraphs
Former tropical cyclone Fernanda moving by to our south, bringing locally breezy weather to the Big Island…along
with local showers there and Maui's windward sides, with
a few showers falling elsewhere into Monday morning too.
The trade winds will continue…moderately strong into the new week. Glancing at this weather map, we find a 1025 millibar high pressure system to the northwest of the islands, with another couple of high pressure cells to the northeast. These high pressure areas and their associated ridges will provide steady trade winds, locally stronger and gusty. A small craft wind advisory remains in effect across the Alenuihaha Channel, between Maui and the Big Island, and some coastal waters around the Big Island as well.
Our trade winds will remain active…the following numbers represent the strongest gusts (mph), along with directions Sunday evening:
29 Port Allen, Kauai – ENE
29 Honolulu, Oahu – ENE
30 Molokai – NE
18 Kahoolawe – ENE
25 Kapalua, Maui – NE
23 Lanai – NE
29 Upolu Point, Big Island – 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 find low level clouds in all directions, many of which are being carried through the islands…along with some high and middle level clouds over the Big Island at the time of this writing. We can use this looping satellite image to see those lower level clouds approaching from the east. We can also find what's left of old Fernanda, the leftover spin to the south of the Big Island, which will move by south and southwest of the islands tonight into Monday. There is a very large area of what looks like dry air steadily approaching from the east. Checking out this looping radar image we see showers falling, most of which are being carried over the windward sides in places, on the trade wind flow…which should increase some during the night.
Sunset Commentary: High pressure to the northwest through northeast of the islands will keep our moderately strong trades going into the new work week. As the weak circulation from former tropical cyclone Fernanda moves by to the south and southwest of the state…the winds may become temporarily stronger and gusty. A small craft wind advisory covers the Alenuihaha Channel south of Maui…and for some coastal zones around the Big Island at the time of this writing.
We saw an increase in showers today, as the showers to the north of the weak circulation of dissipated tropical cyclone Fernanda…kept us locally wet in places. The windward side the Big Island and Maui saw the most rainfall, which may continue to be locally quite generous at times through tonight into Monday morning. The windward sides on the other islands, especially Molokai and Oahu, should see some additional showers too.
Here’s a satellite image showing what's left of former Fernanda in relation to the Hawaiian Islands, to the south of the Big Island…moving west. Here’s the same picture with the looping feature on. This retired system has brought the southern part of the island chain some moisture. Fairly normal trade wind weather conditions will follow by later Monday, through the new week. The one exception could be for some showers popping up in the upcountry areas of Kona, on the Big Island Monday afternoon.
Here in Kula, Maui at 515pm HST Sunday evening, skies were partly cloudy, with an air temperature of 69.3F degrees. We had some light showers here this morning between 10 and 11, and then again around 3pm this afternoon. As noted above, the weak circulation of former tropical cyclone Fernanda is moving by to our south now. There's a moist environment around the Big Island and Maui too. This suggests that those islands will have the best chance of finding locally generous rainfall amounts tonight. The other islands will have some showers too, generally along the windward sides. Meanwhile, the area just south of Maui County may see stronger trade winds than elsewhere too, due to the presence of this weak low pressure center…retired Fernanda moving by. This is why a small craft wind advisory remains in effect around the Big Island through early Monday morning. ~~~ We'll see normal trade wind weather conditions returning later Monday onwards through the rest of the new week. By the way, I'm happy to say that I'm back into the ping pong mode, which is so delightful to hit the ball back and forth around sunset! 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.
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