The latest update to this website was at 906pm Saturday (HST)

 

Here are the highest temperatures Saturday…and the lowest Saturday morning:

83 – 72  Lihue AP, Kauai
85 – 72  Molokai AP, Molokai
87 – 66  Kahului AP, Maui
87 – 74  Kona AP, Big Island
82 – 69  Hilo, AP, Big Island

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

1.24  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.04  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.61  Honolimaloo, Molokai
0.01  Lanai 1, Lanai
1.05  Waikamoi Treeline, Maui
0.97  Kawainui Stream, Big Island

>>> There are lots of locations that measure rainfall and winds, here’s a map of all areas for your reference (the map is clickable to zoom in closer)

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

24  Port Allen, Kauai
32  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
27  Makapulapai, Molokai
27  Lanai 1, Lanai
40  Na Kula, Maui
22  South Point, Big Island

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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 Thunderstorm clusters forming at times well south in the deeper tropics 


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Showery low clouds being carried our way on the trade winds

 

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High level clouds to the north

 

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Localized showers 

 

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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)

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

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Aloha Friday comments:  I’m home here in upper Kula, Maui, Hawaii.

It’s mostly clear with a few cloudy areas here in Maui County this morning.  The low temperature at my place was 54 degrees.

108pm, I played Pickleball in Haiku, where it was cloudy with off and on light showers. I drove into Paia for my weekly shopping at Mana Foods, and on my drive back up to Kula it was cloudy with wet weather conditions all the way.

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  High pressure well northeast of the islands will maintain moderate to locally breezy trade winds through much of the week. Expect passing clouds and showers to favor windward and mauka areas, with a slight uptick in shower activity Monday and Tuesday.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: Moderate to locally breezy trade winds brought a shallow band of moisture over the islands. An upper-level low drifting several hundred miles north of the state produced some enhancement of showers within the moisture band near Kauai, where many windward sites received over a half of an inch of rainfall. Precipitation was more subdued elsewhere, generally less than a quarter of an inch. Trade winds will push the band westward tonight and allow drier air to spread to at least Oahu, while higher chances of rainfall linger on windward Kauai.

Trade winds will remain in the moderate to locally breezy range on Sunday, as high pressure holds far northeast of the state, and somewhat dry conditions will prevail, as precipitable water values fall below seasonal norms. Expect modest showers to be confined to windward areas, and with the exception of a few afternoon showers on the Kona slopes of the Big Island, leeward areas will be rather dry.

Another area of enhanced moisture will pass over the islands Monday afternoon into Tuesday. The upper-level low currently near the state will retreat northward, and a building mid-level ridge will bring stable conditions. Trade winds will be slightly weaker and more easterly than usual, which could keep the bulk of the moisture just north of the islands. Regardless, expect an increase in showers on windward Big Island mid-day Monday, spreading the central islands Monday night, then pushing westward to Kauai and Oahu on Tuesday.

Tuesday evening through the rest of the coming week, typical summertime trade wind weather is expected to largely confine rainfall to windward areas. The northeast Pacific high may drift closer to the state, leading to a slight increase in trade winds.

Fire weather: Trade winds will remain in the moderate to locally breezy range for the next several days. While the atmosphere will be rather dry on Sunday through early Monday, expect typical summertime fire weather conditions. Higher humidity is favored late Monday into Tuesday, followed by a return to drier and typical summertime conditions late Tuesday and Wednesday.

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

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  The high pressure ridge will weaken north of the Hawaiian Islands, decreasing trade winds speeds through Monday. The ridge will strengthen Tuesday onward, increasing trade wind speeds back into the moderate to locally strong range through the end of next week. Wind speeds have fallen below Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels and thus the advisory was cancelled. SCA conditions may return by Tuesday as wind speeds increase once again.

Surf along south facing shores will remain small through the weekend, as a small background south-southwest swell moves through. A small, long period south swell will build in Sunday night into Monday morning, and then diminish to background levels from Tuesday into Wednesday.

Wind wave driven surf heights along east facing shores will remain on the small choppy side through Tuesday, then increase slightly as trade wind speeds pickup by Wednesday. A very small northwest swell may pass through early next week, providing tiny surf along north facing shores on Monday and Tuesday, before becoming nearly flat for several days.

 



World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclone

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7-days.

Gulf of America:  There are no active tropical cyclone

Northeastern Gulf:

A trough of low pressure is likely to form near the southeastern U.S. coast during the next couple of days and then move westward across Florida into the northeastern Gulf by Tuesday. Environmental conditions could support some gradual development of this system during the middle to late part of next week while it moves westward over the northeastern and north-central portions of the Gulf. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall could produce localized flash flooding over portions of Florida and the north-central Gulf coast through mid to late next week.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…20 percent

Northeastern Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7-days.

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

 

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7-days.

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

 

Northwest Pacific Ocean: 

Tropical Cyclone 06W…is located approximately 547 NM south-southeast of Yokosuka, Japan

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Tropical Cyclone 07W…is located approximately 287 NM west-southwest of Sasebo, Japan

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Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and 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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