The latest update to this website was at 556am Monday (HST)

 

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

1.92  Wainiha, Kauai
0.71  Kamananui Stream, Oahu
0.00  Molokai
0.00  Lanai City, Lanai
0.02  Hanaula, Maui
0.26  Waiaha Stream, Big Island

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

27  Lihue, Kauai – NE 
29  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
08  Molokai 1, Molokai – NE
12  Lanai 1,  Lanai – ENE
10  Launiupoko 2, Maui – NE
18  Puuanahulu, Big Island – SE

 

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 cold front is approaching and will move into the state today

 

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Increasing clouds…from north to south

 

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Showers locally 

 

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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 mostly clear early this morning, with a low temperature of 51 degrees at my place…with the RH 75%

 

Weather Wit of the day: What can I say about winter in NYC? It’s a nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to shovel there.

 

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview: A cold front will move through much of the state today, before pulling away to the northeast tonight. This will bring a round of showers along and behind the front to most areas today. Tuesday and Wednesday will be generally dry, with light southeast winds and sea- and land-breezes.

Another weak cold front will approach Thursday, possibly lingering over the state into the weekend. An enhanced chance of showers will be the biggest impact of this front, as winds appear to be light behind it. This weekend should be generally dry, but another cold front, potentially stronger than the first two, appears possible early next week.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: Showers were moving southeast through the western end of the state this morning. The showers were mainly along and just behind a cold front. As the front moves through Oahu between now and around sunrise, winds will become northeasterly and gusty.

The latest guidance suggests the front will make it to Maui County, then stall before reaching the Big Island. Winds will become northeast behind the front initially, becoming easterly this evening. The Big Island will see weak east to southeast winds, along with sea-breeze winds this afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers will move across the islands from Maui west, with the Big Island seeing isolated showers at lower elevations, with scattered showers at higher elevations.

The front will pull away to the northeast tonight, leaving Tuesday and Wednesday mostly dry with light winds and more sea- and land-breezes developing. A new cold front is forecast to come into the islands Thursday, with some guidance showing it reaching all the way to the Big Island, while other runs showing it barely making it to Oahu. At the end of the period (next Monday), models are actually in good agreement that a strong front will move into the state. Of course, at that time range the forecast is highly subject to change, but for now the potential exists for a significant weather-maker early next 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:  Fresh to strong northeast winds associated with a front will continue over the exposed Kauai waters and waters north of Oahu this morning. This has resulted in a short-fused Small Craft Advisory over these areas, which should persist through the early morning hours before easing this afternoon. The latest guidance shows this front stalling and gradually weakening as it lingers from east to west across the smaller islands through the day. High pressure building north of the area in its wake will allow winds to veer easterly through the day. For Maui County and the Big Island waters, the winds will gradually shift out of the east and increase into the light to moderate range by the afternoon.

The progressive pattern across the region continues thereafter, with another front approaching by mid-week. As the ridge axis shifts southward over the islands, winds will veer to the south to southeast tonight through Tuesday. This front could reach the Kauai waters late in the week.

Surf along exposed north- and west-facing shores remain small today as the medium-period northwest swell that arrived Sunday continues to ease. The exception will be along north-facing shores of Kauai and Oahu this morning, where the strong north to northeast winds trailing the front are generating short-period and choppy surf conditions. Conditions should improve later today as the winds gradually ease and shift out of the east.

A fresh, medium-period northwest swell generated by a broad storm-force low tracking eastward near the Aleutians over the weekend will arrive tonight, then shift out of the north-northwest and peak Tuesday night. Surf could approach advisory levels before gradually easing Wednesday into Thursday.

Another larger northwest swell is expected later this week as a broad and complex low evolves over the far northwest Pacific. This swell will begin building down the island chain Thursday, and could become a long-duration event, with a peak centered around the Friday through Saturday time frame. Some uncertainty remains regarding the magnitude and timing, as the ECMWF and GFS models continue to depict differences in the evolution of this system.

Surf along east-facing shores will briefly trend up as the trades return today, with the highest surf expected on Kauai and Oahu. This will be short-period and choppy surf, driven primarily by locally generated wind waves, and should be short-lived. A downward trend is anticipated by Tuesday, as winds shift toward the south and upstream trade flow remains absent.

Surf along south-facing shores may also trend up slightly by Tuesday as a small, long-period south swell arrives. This source is expected to ease by mid-week.

 

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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:  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

 

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