The latest update to this website was at 605am Friday (HST)

 

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

74 – 68  Lihue AP, Kauai
83 – 68  Honolulu AP, Oahu
82 – 68  Molokai AP, Molokai
80 – 60  Kahului AP, Maui 
87 – 71  Kona AP, Hawaii
80 – 69  Hilo AP, Hawaii 

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

3.08  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.50  Manoa Lyon Arboretum, Oahu
0.80  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
1.56  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.09  Saddle Quarry, Big Island

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

29  Lihue, Kauai
33  Kuaokala, Oahu
27  Makapulapai, Molokai
30  Lanai 1, Lanai
25  Kahului AP, Maui
30  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 far northwest
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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.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  The breezy trades will weaken briefly 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:  High pressure located far to the north-northwest of the state of Hawaii, will drift to the east, with a ridge of high pressure remaining north of the island chain. This in turn will maintain a trade wind weather pattern into the middle to end of next week.

A drier trade wind pattern will become established into the weekend. Clouds and showers will be riding in on the trade wind flow, and remain focused over the typical windward sides of the islands. Those showers will be concentrated during the overnight and morning hours. Clouds and limited showers are also expected over the west slopes of the Big Island mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.

The breezy trades will hold, and then ease into the light to moderate range over the weekend, as the ridge to the north weakens by a low passing far to the north. The southern extent of a mid- to upper- level trough associated with this system will pass near the islands to the north into the weekend, which could support a slight increase in windward shower coverage during the overnight/early mornings.

Meanwhile, a strengthening surface ridge of high pressure to the north will support dry conditions prevailing early next week, with breezy easterly trade winds returning.

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)