The latest update to this website was at 811pm Thursday (HST)

 

Here are the highest temperatures Thursday…and the lowest Thursday:

81 – 72  Lihue AP, Kauai
87 – 74  Honolulu, AP
84 – 71  Molokai AP, Molokai
86 – 71  Kahului AP, Maui
85 – 70  Kona AP, Big Island
82 – 67  Hilo, AP, Big Island

>>> There are lots of new locations that measure rainfall and winds now, here’s a map of all areas for your reference

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

2.51  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.79  Manoa Lyon Arboretum, Oahu
0.48  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
3.67  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.60  Kulaimano, Big Island

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

21  Lawai, Kauai
30  Kuaokala, Oahu
27  Makapulapai, Molokai
35  Lanai 1, Lanai
33  Kealaloloa Rg, Maui
51  Puuloa, 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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 A low pressure system is located west…trying to send some high cirrus clouds towards us


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Low clouds being carried our way on the trade winds

 

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A few higher level clouds are in the vicinity

 

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Localized showers…very few

 

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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 Thursday comments:  I’m home here in upper Kula, Maui, Hawaii.

It’s clear to partly cloudy so far here in Kula, my low temperature was 53.5 degrees, with no rain during the past 24 hours. I’ll be driving over to Makawao soon, to play Pickleball in the gym there, and to see my friends who I haven’t played with for over 5-weeks.

I played 4-games of pickleball, and I was very pleased at my skill level I’ll admit, and I was on the winning team each game…how’s that for bragging! 🙂

Skies turned mostly sunny later this afternoon, with still some clouds over the slopes of leeward Haleakala and of course the West Maui Mountains.

Weather Wit of the day:  Spring – When Mother Nature liquidates her frozen assets

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A typical trade wind pattern will persist over the next several days. There will primarily be windward enhanced rainfall, prompted by periodic pockets of higher moisture being carried in on the trades.

Better organized windward showers may spill over into leeward communities on occasion. Clear morning skies may also lead to enhanced afternoon leeward upslope showers, especially over the areas that experience more efficient sea breeze activity.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Satellite and radar have shown a decrease in shower activity. A couple of reasons could be more subsidence brought on by upper ridging advancing into the area, along with an influx of slightly drier lower level air. Today’s widespread rainfall has been very light with the majority of the highest windward totals coming in at under a couple tenths of an inch. Similar weather of cloudier skies and intermittent showers with higher rainfall being focused along windward exposures can be expected through the middle of the month.

Broad upper level toughing over the Hawaiian Islands is exiting stage right, as a large upper ridge builds in from the west-northwest the next couple of days. This will maintain a more shallow boundary layer as subsidence lowers the mid-level inversion.  The higher moisture is forecast to remain north of the islands with Friday’s greatest rain probabilities being confined to Kauai.

Mainly clear skies will lead to more sea breeze (shower) activity across such areas as leeward Big Island and Leeward upcountry Maui the next couple of days. Leeward plains such as Ewa on Oahu and downslope West Kauai will heat up under mostly sunny conditions. Afternoon mid to upper 80’s may attain maximum temperature records within these areas.

As the upper high moves east to the north of the islands, more moisture rich air is forecast to move across the islands from the east-northeast early to mid next week. The surface high will settle far northeast of the state and this will guarantee continued breezy trades through the middle of next week. The amount of statewide rain will primarily depend upon the strength and influence of the upper ridge centered north of the islands.

Ample moisture will be in place, so daily rainfall will be dependent upon the ebb and flow of inversion height/subsidence (or lack thereof). Models lean toward a wetter start to early next week, with each subsequent day having slightly higher rain probabilities.

In comparison to the next couple of relatively drier days, next week’s rain behavior can best be classified as more wet trades…widespread rain of low accumulation. Later period rainfall (from Tuesday onward) will become more moderate to locally heavy over windward exposures.

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 / Vog map animation

Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  Fresh to strong easterly trades will persist through early next week, as a surface ridge remains anchored north of the islands. A Small Craft Advisory will persist each day for the typical windier waters and channels around Maui County and the Big Island.

Surf along south-facing shores will remain below average into Friday as a background south swell lingers. A fresh long-period south-southwest swell is expected to arrive Friday, bringing an upward trend with above-average surf this weekend. Forerunners will begin filling in Friday, with the swell peaking late Saturday through Sunday. This swell peaked above guidance at the American Samoan buoy Tuesday night into Wednesday, which will translate to a peak locally late Saturday into Sunday, likely driving surf to the advisory level.

Surf along east-facing shores will remain rough and choppy, with heights hovering around average each day.

Surf along exposed north and west-facing shores will remain around average, due to a lingering short-period northwest swell. This swell will steadily lower, while gradually shifting out of the north-northeast over the next couple of days.

 



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 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

 

Interesting:  Vertical Farming to Increase Yields and Reduce Environmental Impact

Vertical farming can do more than lettuce. A research team headed by TUMCREATE, a research platform in Singapore, led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has investigated the cultivation of six food groups in vertical farming: Crops, algae, mushrooms, insects, fish and cultivated meat. In this study, the researchers show the positive effects of vertical farming on both yield and environmental impact and underline its role in future food security.

Under certain circumstances, traditional agriculture reaches its limits for instance after extreme weather events or in areas with a high population density and thus demand. “Vertical farming is a valuable addition here: Food can be grown close to consumers, independent of the weather and using space efficiently”, explains Dr. Vanesa Calvo-Baltanás, the lead researcher of the publication, working at the TUMCREATE research platform in Singapore. In this study, she and other researchers investigated the potential of vertical farming for food security. The team presents theoretical estimations backed by previously published experimental data. Based on these data, the researchers established a quantitative framework to evaluate the yield and potential environmental impact of controlled environment agriculture, such as vertical farming.

Urban Food Production with Proteins4Singapore

The study offers insights into the potential of various food groups in a 10-layer vertical farming system: crops, algae, mushrooms, insects, fish and cultivated meat. Compared to field crops, these foods can increase the protein yield per area nearly three hundredfold for crops and over 6,000-fold for mushrooms and insects. The study findings show that this total and protein yield increase through controlled environment agriculture systems offers benefits in environmental impact. Across all food groups, controlled environment agriculture reduces the use of land, and eliminates the need for disease measures such as pesticides and antibiotics.

Read more at Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Image: Vertical farming team, Dr Vanesa Calvo-Baltanas, PhD candidate Jooseop Park and Prof. Senthold Asseng with one of the vertical farm units dedicated to the cultivation of soybean at TUMCREATE, Singapore.