The latest update to this website was at 915am Monday (HST)

 

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

1.07  Kilohana, Kauai
0.76  Palehua, Oahu
0.23  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.24  Lanai City, Lanai
0.66  Lipoa, Maui
0.13  Kaloko-Honokohau, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Monday morning:

27  Barking Sands, Kauai – N 
25  Kii, Oahu – NW
22  Makapulapai, Molokai – SSW
14  Lanai 1, Lanai – SE
21  Mamane Pl, Maui – SW 
24  Puu Mali, Big Island – SW

 

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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The cold front will be followed by chilly air

 

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A thick band of clouds associated with the cold front are pushing into the state

 

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Showers associated with this cold front have moved into the state 

 

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

 

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

It’s cloudy with showers in Maui County early this morning, with a low temperature of 51.5 degrees at my place, with the relative humidity 79 percent.

 

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview: A cold front will push through Kauai and Oahu this morning, then move through Maui County this afternoon and then Big Island this evening. Breezy northerly winds behind the front will bring in cooler and drier air. Northerly winds will veer southerly Tuesday night into Wednesday, as another front arrives Wednesday night into Thursday.

Expect another round of moderate to heavy showers and even stronger winds associated with this second frontal passage. Pre-frontal southerly winds Wednesday afternoon could be quite gusty. The week should end cool and fairly dry with trades re-established.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Satellite and radar imagery show a thick cloud band associated with a passing cold front centered over Kauai County early this morning. Moderate to occasionally heavy showers can been see within the frontal band, orientated from the southwest to northeast over the Kauai channel. Breezy westerly winds within and ahead of the cloud band will quickly become breezy northerly winds, as the front passes each island today and tonight. The front is expected to pass through Kauai early this morning then Oahu through the morning. The front will then push over Maui County this afternoon, before moving on to the Big Island later this afternoon and evening.

Drier and stable air will settle across the state Tuesday morning allowing low temperatures to be around 5 degrees below normal. By Tuesday afternoon, winds will veer rapidly around to easterly and then southerly Tuesday evening, as a stronger cold front approaches the state from the northwest. Remnant moisture around the Big Island will then shift back west over the state within the strengthening southerly flow, increasing low level clouds and chance of showers across the state. Rainfall is expected to be light to moderate as mid levels remain stable.

Wednesday, a new cold front will approach from the northwest, generating a prefrontal convergent zone, with moderate to occasionally heavy showers developing over the western portion of the island chain. In addition, strong south to southwest kona winds will develop over the smaller islands. Gusts of 25 to 35 mph are expected Wednesday afternoon, especially over higher terrain and just downwind (what is normally windward will briefly become leeward during this period of southwest surface winds). Weather headlines for wind may be needed as we get closer in time.

The front is forecast to get to Kauai County around sunset, Oahu in the evening, Maui County before sunrise, and Big Island by noon Thursday. This will bring another round of showers, some possibly heavy. Fast movement through the state should limit the risk of flooding.

Friday and Saturday will be cool as relatively dry air moves in behind this second front. Trades will build back in, pushing the remnants of the front south of the state. Showers should be limited as this prevents the moisture from passing back over the state, as with the first front earlier in the week.

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

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment: A strong cold front moves down the island chain from west to east, stalling near the Big Island by tonight. An extra large, long period northwest swell will quickly build surf heights along exposed north and west facing shores above warning levels. By Wednesday an even stronger cold front will quickly move through the islands, spreading fresh to strong winds across the northwestern coastal waters into Thursday. A Small Craft Advisory was issued for most coastal waters exposed to the large northwest swell and increasing winds.

A dangerous extra large, long period northwest (310-330 degree) swell will quickly build into Hawaiian Waters through the day.  Surf heights will swiftly rise above High Surf Warning (HSW) levels as this next northwest swell builds into the region. Warning level surf will spread eastward with the swell energy propagation, and that means islands such as Molokai and Maui may see a brief delay in the higher warning level surf. A HSW was issued for all exposed north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and north facing shores of Maui, which remains in effect through Tuesday afternoon. This northwest swell energy may also bring advisory level surf to west facing shores of the Big Island starting late tonight into Tuesday.

Yet another extra large northwest (310-330 degree) swell will build into the region by Thursday, potentially producing another round of warning level surf along exposed north and west facing shores lasting through Friday. This northwest swell energy will diminish into the weekend.

Surf along east facing shores will remain small through the first half of this week, due to a continued disruption in the trade wind flow. Surf heights will remain very small along south facing shores through the forecast period.

 

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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 and South Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones 

 

South Indian Ocean: 

Tropical Cyclone 14S (Dudzai) is located approximately 649 NM south-southeast of Diego Garcia

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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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