The latest update to this website was at 716pm Thursday (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 Thursday evening:

3.28  Kilohana, Kauai
0.70  Maunawili, Oahu
0.00  Molokai 1, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.03  Waikapu CC, Maui
0.06  Saddle Quarry, Big Island

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

28  Lihue, Kauai
30  Kuaokala, Oahu
25  Molokai AP, Molokai
28  Lanai 1, Lanai
23  Maalaea Bay, Maui
27  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 far southeast of the Big Island

 

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Low clouds carried our way on the northeast 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 Thursday comments: I’m here at my friend Linda’s in Corte Madera, CA

Good day everyone, I hope you have a great Thursday wherever you happen to be spending it.

415am, I’m in northern California, and it’s clear although with some high cirrus clouds, and a low temperature of 43.5 degrees.

Today I’ll be renting a car and driving from Marin County up to my friend Greg’s rural property in Sebastopol, which is in the western part of Sonoma County (towards the coast)…for a week of visiting with him and several other friends.

I’ve arrived at Greg’s place here on Moonshine Road, Sebastopol, under sunny skies and warm temperatures. I haven’t driven on a crowded freeway for quite some time, so it was slightly nerve racking.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Mostly dry trade wind conditions will prevail through next week. Breezy northeast trade winds will briefly weaken over the weekend, then become breezy again out of the east early next week. Clouds and brief showers will favor windward and mountain locations, mainly during the overnight through early morning hours, as areas of moisture move through periodically.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  The latest model guidance depicts mostly dry conditions prevailing through next week, as high pressure builds north of the state. The low-level flow has shifted out of the northeast and will reach the breezy category through the day.

Despite the dry conditions in place, a weak upper trough moving through, combined with a remnant low-level moisture boundary settling south into the smaller islands, supports scattered light showers, mostly over windward areas of Oahu and Kauai. This band of moisture will linger into tonight, then diminish.

The breezy trades will hold Friday, but ease into the light to moderate range over the weekend, as a weakness forms in the ridge due to a system passing far to the north. The southern extent of a mid- to upper-level trough associated with this system will pass nearby to the north through this time, which could support a slight increase in windward shower coverage through the overnight/morning periods.

A strengthening surface ridge of high pressure to the north of the island chain will support the dry conditions prevailing early next week, with breezy easterly trades 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:  Moderate northeast trade winds will persist through the forecast period, possibly strengthening slightly during the weekend.

Small surf along south facing shores will hold, as overlapping south swells maintain elevated surf through the end of the week. The current northwest swell will become increasingly north as it gradually subsides. A small north swell will bring a modest rise to exposed shorelines during the latter half of the weekend. Surf along east facing shores will remain small.

 

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:  Greece to Expand Protected Waters, End Bottom Trawling

Greece plans to create two large marine parks and end bottom trawling, it announced Tuesday. It also aims to cut the volume of plastic waste flowing into Greek waters in half.

“The ocean has paid a heavy price for its service to humankind. It has been a vital source of life and livelihood. We have not been kind to it in return,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaki said at an international conference on ocean health in Athens.

One new marine park will cover 3,000 square miles of the Aegean sea, while the other will cover more than 5,000 square miles of the Ionian Sea. Together, the two parks will span an area larger than New Jersey. In total, Greece plans to safeguard around a third of its waters, putting the country on track to do its part to meet an international goal of protecting 30 percent of land and sea.

Read more at: Yale Environment 360

The waters near Antikythera, Greece will be part of a new protected area.