The latest update to this website was at 4pm Thursday (HST)

 

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Thursday afternoon:

3.28  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.09  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.18  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.90  West Wailuaiki, Maui 
1.93  Kawainui Stream, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Thursday afternoon:

30  Port Allen, Kauai – E
38  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu – ESE
35  Makapulapai, Molokai – E
30  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
43  Na Kula, Maui – ESE
30 Waikoloa, Big Island – NE

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcams on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii, and atop the Haleakala Crater (~10,023 feet) on Maui. These webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands, and at night whenever there’s a big moon shining down. Also, at night you will be able to see the stars, and the sunrise and sunset too…depending upon weather conditions.

 

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Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

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 A trough to the northwest, with a cold front further northwest…thunderstorms far south

 

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Partly to mostly cloudy across the state 

 

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Rain showers locally 

 

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Please open this link to see details on the current Watches, Warnings and Advisories noted above

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Glenn’s Thursday comments:  I’m here at home in upper Kula, Maui

It’s mostly clear early this morning here at my place, with calm winds, and a low temperature of 50.5 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity is 81%.

1252pm, it’s partly cloudy for the most part here in Maui County, although the atmosphere remains not very showery.

4pm, it’s partly to mostly cloudy here on Maui, and I had a very brief light shower, although it stopped very quickly.

 

Weather Wit of the day:  Snow – Chilly powder

 

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 308pm Thursday:  Trade winds will continue through the weekend and into next week, bringing showers to the usual areas. Sunday should have the highest concentration of showers. A trough may move close enough to put us in a wetter pattern from the middle to the end of next week, but confidence is not high at this time.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 307pm Thursday: Scattered showers were occurring this afternoon across all islands, favoring windward and mountain areas, but also in the Kona region of Big Island. Precipitation recorded so far today is generally around a tenth of an inch or so, with higher amounts at higher elevations and in some windward locations. Skies were partly to mostly cloudy, and highly variable in both time and space. Trade winds were blowing out of the east averaging 10-20 mph with gusts 20-30 mph.

A strong surface high north of the state, associated with an upper level ridge, will get even stronger through Saturday before weakening Sunday into early next week. The result for our weather will be a continuation of trade winds and the typical windward and mountain showers that come with that. Winds will be moderate, but below advisory threshold over land.

An enhanced band of moisture will move east to west through the state Sunday into Sunday night, bringing a slight increase in showers. The upper level ridge referenced earlier will shift east and weaken Monday into Tuesday, as a trough attempts to move east across the central Pacific. By Wednesday and Thursday of next week, models show a large spread of potential strength and location of this next upper trough. The latest GFS model shows a moderate closed low moving into position just a few hundred miles northwest of the state. This would likely put us back in a wet pattern for the middle to latter part of  week.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – Zoom Earth – along with a Closer View of the islands / Vog map animation / 8-Day Precipitation model

Small Craft Advisory until 6am Saturday for all Hawaiian waters

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  Nearshore buoys continue to show a slow decline in the seas along east facing shores, so the High Surf Advisory has been cancelled with the morning package. Rough elevated surf will continue for east facing shores. The Small Craft Advisory has been extended through Friday night for a combination of winds and seas.

Strong high pressure far north of the state will continue to produce rough marine conditions across the state through next week as another strong high builds far north of the state Friday into the weekend. ASCAT passes overnight continued to show SCA level winds across most of the coastal waters, and there remain pockets of seas at 10 feet. Winds are expected to increase again over the weekend, so expect the SCA to remain in place through the weekend.

As mentioned above, surf along east facing shores has dropped just below HSA levels, but will remain rough and elevated for the foreseeable future. Trades are expected to restrengthen over the weekend into early next week, which will produce another round of advisory level surf and possibly warning level surf along east facing shores of Oahu and Kauai.

Small to medium northwest swells will continue through the weekend with smaller surf expected during the first half of next week. Currently we have a small northwest swell that filled in yesterday that will be followed by slightly larger northwest swells today and Friday. Small along south facing shores will continue to remain small with some background windswell for select exposures.

Thunderstorms remain a possibility in the offshore waters to the southwest and west of the Hawaiian coastal waters, due to an upper level trough in the area. While this upper level feature is expected to weaken over the next couple of days, a new developing mid to upper level trough moving in from the northwest will maintain the possibility for thunderstorms through the weekend.

 

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World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of America:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Central Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)

 

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

South Indian Ocean: 

Tropical Cyclone 21S (Gezani)…is located approximately 124 NM west-northwest of Europa Island

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Arabian Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)

 

>>> Here’s a link to the Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Weather Wall website

 

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Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, atmospheric patterns, and extreme weather conditions, even outside the Arctic region. However, climate change has led to its rapid decline, and being able to make real-time predictions of sea ice extent (SIE) — the area of water with a minimum concentration of sea ice — has become crucial for monitoring sea ice health.

In Chaos, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom reported accurate, real-time predictions of SIE in Arctic regions. Sea ice coverage is at its minimum in September, making the month a critical indicator of sea ice health and the primary target of the work.

“Indigenous Arctic communities depend on the hunting of species like polar bears, seals, and walruses, for which sea ice provides essential habitat,” said author Dimitri Kondrashov. “There are other economic activities, such as gas and oil drilling, fishing, and tourism, where advance knowledge of accurate ice conditions reduces risks and costs.”

Read More: American Institute of Physics