The latest update to this website was at 548pm Friday (HST)

 

Air Temperatures – The following high temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Friday…along with these low temperatures Friday morning: 

76 – 69  Lihue AP, Kauai
82 – 70  Honolulu AP, Oahu
82 – 69  Molokai AP, Molokai
79 – 69  Kahului AP, Maui 
81 – 71  Kona AP, Hawaii
78 – 68  Hilo AP, Hawaii 

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

2.02  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.16  Moanalua, Oahu
0.80  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.03  Lanai City, Lanai
2.96  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.18  Waiakea Uka, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Friday evening:

28  Port Allen, Kauai
35  Kuaokala, Oahu
31  Molokai AP, Molokai
29  Lanai 1, Lanai
33  Kahului Harbor, Maui
27  Kealakomo, Big Island

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii. 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 cold front north
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 Higher clouds generally remain offshore

 

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Low clouds carried our way on the trade winds

 

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Showers locally

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

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 Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and the Big Island (Satellite)

 

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Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

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Big Island (Radar)

 

Model showing precipitation through 8-days (you can slow this animation down)

 

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

 

 

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~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Aloha Friday comments: I’m here at my friend Greg’s place in Sebastopol, CA

Good day everyone, I hope you have a great Friday wherever you happen to be spending it.

415am, there’s low clouds that have come in off the ocean, with a low temperature of 48.5 degrees.

140pm, the clouds hung in through most of the morning, and then it got sunny here in Sebastopol, and already the low clouds are streaming in from the ocean again, I love this…as it keeps it nice and cool.

535pm, it’s cloudy here at Greg’s place, with a chilly 50 degrees. I’m expecting a bit of drizzle tonight, which falls through the two very large Redwood trees that are right next to my bedroom. I leave the window cracked enough so I can hear the drips falling from the branches…as they hit the ground.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Breezy trades will briefly weaken over the weekend, before increasing again early next week. Mostly dry conditions will prevail, with clouds and brief showers favoring windward and mountain locations, mainly during the overnight through early morning hours, as areas of moisture move through periodically.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Winds on the Big Island summits have come up significantly, higher than most guidance, so a Wind Advisory is in effect through Saturday afternoon. Winds look to remain at high-end advisory levels into Saturday evening, as an upper-level trough swings through, then trends down through the rest of the weekend.

Otherwise and elsewhere, high pressure far north-northwest of the state will drift to the east, with an associated ridge remaining north of us. Breezy trades will ease into the light to moderate range over the weekend, as the ridge to the north weakens due to a low passing far to the north.

The southern extent the aforementioned upper trough of low pressure, associated with this low could support a slight increase in windward shower coverage during the overnight/early mornings tonight into Sunday.

A strengthening high to the north will support relatively dry conditions with breezy easterly trades through the majority of next week. Expect clouds and limited showers to ride in on the trade wind flow from time to time, remaining focused over the typical windward sides of the islands and concentrated during the overnight and morning hours.

Clouds and limited showers are also expected over the west slopes of the Big Island each day, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – along with a Closer View of the islands / Here’s the latest Weather Map

Marine Environmental Details:  A series of surface highs will build and pass north of the state through early next week. Moderate to locally strong trades will persist, then weaken slightly over the weekend. Trades will become fresh to locally strong again early next week.

Moderate surf along south facing shores will decline slightly. A series of small, medium period swells will persist through the weekend, keeping south facing shores from going flat. Small, short-period north swell will continue into the weekend. A larger moderate medium period north swell reinforcement will arrive early Sunday. Surf along east facing shores will remain small but can expect a minor boost as winds pick up Monday.

 

Things to Do on the Big Island of Hawaii - The Woks of Life

 

 

World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Northeastern Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s the link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

 

Interesting:  Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean

Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial populations due to the impossibility of isolating, culturing and analyzing the genetic content of the different species and their individuals in the laboratory. Therefore, although it is known that populations of microorganisms include a great diversity, this remains largely uncharacterized.

Now, a new study from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) recently published in the journal Microbiome highlights the potential of marine microbial populations as indicators of global change. Specifically, the work analyzes the knowledge generated to date on marine microbial populations and their role in the ecosystem, concluding that their analysis through space and time could reflect the effects of global change.

“This is because small genetic changes in these populations could be more directly correlated with the slight but continuous environmental changes associated with global change, than the analysis of species,” explains Ramiro Logares, the study’s author.

According to the researcher, this would not have been possible without new molecular and computational techniques, which have made it possible to explore at the genetic level and in a more generalized way the distribution and diversity of microbial populations in their natural environments.

Read more at Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)