Hawaiian Islands Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs / October 4-5, 2026

Aloha Glenn, Thank you for all your hard work to keep us informed and safe! You truly are a gift to us out here in the middle of the Pacific. You mentioned that a “ridge” was keeping Nolo to the south of us. Would you please explain what a ridge is and how it works? Mahalo!!

>>> Hi David, good question. And BTW, you’re very welcome, I love keeping not only myself informed with what’s going on with the weather, but all my many readers…like yourself.

A ridge: We have high pressure centers, and from the peaks of these high’s (think of the center of a high pressure system as a mountain), we find elongated zones of high pressure extending from the mountains…which are called ridges…just like a ridge coming off a tall mountain. Under these ridges we find subsiding air, prompting stable atmospheric conditions…and often fair weather. Just the opposite are Troughs, which run from the center of low pressure systems…often bringing ascending air, unstable conditions, and often clouds with some sort of precipitation.

When we have a high pressure ridge to our north, it can block a cold front for instance from coming into our island chain. Ridges can block approaching weather systems, and can also block approaching tropical systems from moving north into the state.

I hope this over simplified explanation is helpful.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

Does this storm have more than one name? Mostly I see Nolo but also Noro and Nora used for it.

Here’s hoping all of our power stays on.

Aloha, Marge

>>> Hi Marge, I hope it wasn’t me that misspelled Nolo’s name, although I could have I’m sure.

I’m reading and hearing people saying that we may have missed the bullet, at least to some degree.

Me too, I really don’t like losing power!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn. I have reached out to you before but it has been a while since our last chat. My wife and I are scheduled to arrive on Oahu this Friday night and head to Maui (Wailea) on Saturday afternoon. I see the weather is taking another turn and I’m wondering if we should be reconsidering a trip to Maui at this time? It has been a few years since out last trip to Maui and we are very excited to be so close to being there, but I’m not sure we want to be there if the weather described hits as we’re arriving, and the potential aftermath. Mahalo Paul

>>> Hi Paul, yours of course is a very real and valid concern. I’d be hard pressed to give you advice one way or the other at this point. I guess if it was me, and if I had some time, I would try and wait to see if and when this upcoming turn to the west happens, the timing of that turn will make a difference in what you could expect. I’d hate to stick my neck out any more than that, as I don’t want to lead you astray. Best of luck!

Aloha, Glenn

What an interesting forecast on this Monday morning, the 21st. I really appreciate the detailed explanation of what could or could not develop south of us this week. Up here in Kula it is slowly getting cooler in the evenings, but still quite unusually warm by the afternoon. Thanks for respecting the intelligence of your readers. Hopefully we are working away from this El Nino. As always, you’re the best.

>>> Hi Jill, indeed, very interesting times now, in terms of tropical cyclone activity here in the central Pacific!

Yes, gradually cooler at night, although as you point out, still very summery in the afternoon hours.

I’m afraid that this very strong El Nino will be with us through the rest of the year plus.

Thank you so much for your positive feedback Jill!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, Wow! What a weather pattern. “It’s only fun until somebody gets hurt” as my Tutu would say. I’m getting closer and closer to the “enough is enough” attitude with each new forecast. I thought you might appreciate this view of (currently non-existent) Charley Young Beach.

https://www.mauirealestate.net/live/

NOT the place for a tranquil morning beach walk today. Thanks again for all you do. I’ve been a follower since the late 90s and kinda’ miss your UH show close skateboarding footage. It’s long been an honor to get to tell folks “Hey, I’ve even met the guy.” Aloha hou

>>> Hey Jeff, incredible, yet another super comment this morning! Indeed, first Hurricane Lala, and now Hurricane Lowell…back to back heavy hitters. Thanks for the link, I’ve see Charley Young that way before, and as you say, not the place for a lovely beach walk! You are so welcome Jeff, you’ve been a user of my weather stuff for so long, decades in fact. I’m honored that you think fondly of me and my weather reporting!

Aloha, Glenn

Wind is really picking up now on Kauai. I’d guess some 60 mph gusts. It will be closest to us right around midnight. Waves of driving rain hitting the windows and garage door.

>>> Hi Mike, thanks very much for the on the spot report from stormy Kauai! Stay save my friend! In contrast, here in upper Kula, Maui, I’m dead calm with dry conditions.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn. Do you know why we have two “L” storms (Lala & Lowell) in the Pacific this year? Many thanks.

>>> Hi Graham, good question…Lowell started in the eastern Pacific, and Lala took on her name because she started in the central Pacific

Aloha, Glenn

Mahalo Glenn. Choke activity.

>>> Hi Kohololo…dat’s for sure!

Aloha, Glenn

Just watched the impactful youtube video of Mary Oliver. Thank you for including that in your narrative!!

>>> Hi Christine, oh good, you enjoyed the Mary Oliver video, thanks for letting me know! I know it’s not exactly weather related, although I love nature, and obviously she did…and I would imagine you do too!

Aloha, Glenn

Hello Glenn How goes it bud? Long time no see.. hope you are doing well. Roberto here, frm forever… Thanks for the dedication keeping us informed on the ongoing weather.. I have a question on how to read the satellite imagery. My go to image is the second in the line of images on the site. Can yyou explaine the colors depicted? The red yellow green blue? Are they all simply density of rainfall?- like red being the heaviest amount of precipitation…? the morphing imagery is wild and cool… but this morning, as the system approached the big island, there was scattered bluish imagery, and out of nowhere, this red mass appeared and it looked so ominous- how do we read that? Hope the question is clear and not lame. Steady as she goes mate. Aloha!

>>> Hi Roberto, good questions of course. As for the colors on that satellite image you are referring to, they show the lower clouds as blue, with the highest clouds grading up through green, yellow, and red. Typically, the yellow and red colored clouds are where you find the heaviest rainfall. Actually, the light gray colored clouds are the lowest…the ones without a distinct color.

As for the ominous looking clouds when TC Moke was approaching the Big Island, there where tall thunderstorms in that area near the center.

I hope this helps some, it’s may be over simplified, although I’m sure it gives you the general picture.

Take it easy now, as for a change there’s isn’t a tropical cyclone heading more or less towards our area!

Aloha, Glenn

gleNN this is Southpoint speaking
I’m most concerned about this new mass of moisture southeast of us that no one’s talking about is that another hurricane coming at us
It looks to be the size of the big island or bigger
Yes I live at waiohinu, and have given weather updates before knowing how unique our location here is to the state
naalehu it’s just a disaster of a mud flow and rocks of course
I’m three properties from the new Gulch that’s been formed
by the waiohinu historical church
Our water system is destroyed in Kau and helco said yesterday 95% of the electricity will be restored by September 8
So this development of Weather to our east has me really concerned for the two brand new gulches in my property forming on either side of my house
Do you have any information on the developing whether to our southeast
Thanks again very much tim k

>>> Hi Tim, so sorry to keep hearing how terrible the situation is down in your part of the Big Island! Ouch, September 8th…that’s a long time to be without power!

Indeed, this next system, TC 02C, which will take on the name Moke, will likely bring more rain your way, too much rain in fact…which you folks absolutely don’t need!

Best of luck to you, and to all the rest of the folks down your way!!!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
We were spared much of the damage here in Haiku with power still mostly working on my street which is unusual for us. It looks like one or two more storms may spin up in the next week or two as showing on the Windy app. What do you think?

>>> Hi Jerry, there’s one area that is the minor one of two, which could swing by to the northwest and north of us, and then a somewhat more serious system that could move by us just to the south with time…this is the one that we’ll need to keep an eye on I’d say.

The NWS Weather Prediction Center is say this today:

NHC is tracking another tropical wave well southeast of the
islands, with a 50% chance of developing (which now has a 60% chance) into a tropical cyclone as of early Tuesday. This wave will track westward, with most model and ensemble solutions continuing to keep it south of the islands this weekend into early next week. Trends will continue to be monitored over the coming days, as even a pass to the south could increase moisture and rainfall across the southern portion
of the island chain.

Aloha, Glenn

Glen, I’m in Hana, Sunday 8-16-26
I’m about a mile uphill from Hamoa Beach, it’s been raining very heavily since a bit after 11a, now it’s 3p… my gutters have been overflowing since, even though they have full discharge flow. Must be more than 2 or 3 in/hr, like the flood alert estimates. I just cleared my full rain gauge, re-sset it and in 16 minutes, one inch accumulation !
Please send life rafts !!! and peanut butter..
it’s a bit more than “liquid” sunshine
Enjoying nature at it’s finest! I know you are too!
Thanks for being there!
Aloha!
Butch

>>> Hi Butch, we hear you loud and clear! Hang in there the best you can, and you know that old say: this too will pass!

Aloha, Glenn

Yes Glenn…I hear the eucalyptus trees roaring too!!
Sounds like a freight train.A common sound here in Kula. It will be interesting to see what happened on my next bike recon of Crater Road! Thanks for all you are doing to keep us informed with Lala.
Doc John

>>> Hey Doc John, good to hear from you. It is like a freight train, and I’ll bet its even louder up in your area on Crater Rd.

You’re very welcome, as you know, it’s been my thing to follow the weather since I was a little kid, and this natural interest of mine is still going strong.

Be well, Aloha, Glenn

Stay safe, Glenn, Thank you staying up to give us the play by play. This is the least of our concern right now but I notice that your clock on when patrons post is way off.

>>> Hi Kelly, thanks for your comment! You know the truth is that I’ve never even noticed those times! I have nothing to do with that, although perhaps it’s geared towards the Pacific Coast time?

You’re very welcome, and as long as my power is on, I’ll keep providing the ongoing updates…you betcha!

Aloha, Glenn

At least 8 inches of rain ☔️ here so far and lots of wind 💨 !!
Stay safe out there everyone!!

>>> Hi Helen, wow, wet and wild…please remind us where you live

Aloha, Glenn

Glen and for all your viewers the report at Southpoint is we had a comm salty night with a few bursts (calm) of rainfall however right after Dawn this morning the wind started and now we have 4 inches of rain accumulated at 9:30 will update tim waiohinu

>>> Hi Tim, thanks very much for the observation down there at South Point on the Big Island…you’re in the thick of it it sounds like. Always open to updates from you or anyone else here in the islands…or elsewhere for that matter!

Stay safe, Aloha,
Glenn

Aloha Glenn, I now live in Maunaloa on the west end of Molokai. Thank you for your informative weather site in times like this with LALA. Deborah

>>> Hi Deborah! Oh, after leaving here you lived in Hana for a long time, now you are over on Molokai…you like the outer edges of society. You’re very welcome, you and your daughter stay dry and safe!

Aloha, Glenn

Hey Glenn, a wild ride coming our way. I noticed the predicted storm track is similar to Lane a few years back. The day of its arrival I was SUP paddling on the Kihei side with glassy conditions. Lane’s pinwheel storm energy wrapped around the island and smacked the North shore. There was also a destructive fire in Lahaina. Just an observation. Mahalo for keeping us posted.

>>> Hi John, good to hear from you! Thanks for sharing your experience of what happened when Lane brushed by the islands back then. We’re all hoping for the best, in terms of damage, etc, as we wait to see what Lala has in mind for us.

Take care, Glenn

Aloha Sky Watchers ! Persuids Meteor Shower peak tonight and tomorrow ! KEEP LOOKING UP ! The peak is predicted** for 14:53 UTC on August 13, 2026. So the mornings of August 12 and 13 are probably your best bets. But August 11 and August 14 might be good as well. Watch your weather! And be aware that the Perseids tend to rise to a peak gradually, then fall off rapidly after their peak. When to watch: Watch in the hours before dawn. Do not watch in early evening; the radiant won’t have risen yet. The radiant – in the constellation Perseus – rises in late evening and is highest at dawn, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. That’s why the meteors are best before dawn. No moon light to interfere with viewing this year, Peace, Starman R

>>> Thanks Roberto!!!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
Did I miss some big event. or is this just a typo? Molokai?
The latest update to this website was at 634am Saturday morning HST (8/8/2026)

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

0.82 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.26 Kamananui Stream, Oahu
0.11 Puu Kukui, Molokai
0.05 Lanai City, Lanai
0.25 West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.24 Kawainui Stream, Big Island
Aloha, Roger

>>> Hi Roger, yes my error on Molokai…first mistake I’ve made in 133 years! Hahaha

Thanks, Glenn

Hi Glenn, I follow your site on a regular basis and want your input into our next trip to the islands. In January my wife and I are staying on Maui for 2 weeks and are considering a 3rd week on the north side of Kauai mainly because of the beauty. What are the general weather conditions there in January (wind, rain, surf conditions)? We were at Wailea, Maui in February and experienced the huge Kona low that came through, but felt that wasn’t a regular weather event. Thanks so much. Aloha Doug.

>>>Hi Doug, thanks for following my website!

As far as the weather on the north shore of Kauai during the month of January, good question. January of course is in the heart of winter here, even here in the subtropics. Therefore, there could be rain, wind, and large surf breaking. On the other hand, you might sneak through a week with little rain and not much wind, although likely there will be surf breaking, some could be large there on the north shore. As for any specific conditions, that changes all the time, and you’ll have to wait until a week or so before you get there to have a general idea what to expect.

This may not help you much, although I don’t want to lead you astray.

I’m sure you will enjoy the beautiful island of Kauai, and even if it was rainy and windy at your rental on the north shore, you might find sunny and calm condition after taking the drive over to the south side for the day.

Aloha, Glenn

Happy,happy belated Birthday, Glenn! My husband and I have also been devout followers of “The Glenness” since the MCC days. For reasons, windsurfing, hiking and gardening/living Haiku. We wish you all the best! And here’s to many more!

>>> Hi Mr. Watson, nice to hear from you, and thanks for your kind birthday wishes! You two have been around for a long time, the MCC days were decades ago.

Enjoy Haiku, which used to be my old stomping grounds before I moved up here to Kula.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen! Thanks for sharing Kevin Kodama’s blog! Here in Honokaa we have had rain every day for a couple months. I was hoping for an explanation and was about to inquire about this incredibly wet period. Do you have any rainfall data for my area to share? I’m guessing the amount of rainfall is substantial. Much Aloha and Mahalo- Eric Phillips

>>> Hi Eric, good to hear from you. It was good timing, with your questioning and Kevin’s web blog coming together. As for your inquiry about Honokaa’s rainfall, here’s a NWS website that shows your rainfall data (scroll down the page until you see the Big Island…and Honokaa), which is updated 4-times each day.

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?issuedby=HFO&product=RRA&site=hfo

I hope this helps, and indeed, many areas around the state have had more than the ordinary rain, especially considering that May and June are typically the driest months of the year.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha, Glenn! Thankful for your reporting on weather here, as always! Wondering why the high and low temperatures from the previous 24 hours are no longer reported on this site? We had such a sudden change last week from cooler spring temps to sudden heat and humidity that I was looking for confirmation on what the high temp was in Kahului, for example. Good to know wind speed and rainfall amounts, too, of course. Mahalo, Wendy Pukalani

>>> Hi Wendy, glad you are getting some value from visiting my website. The high and low temperatures from the previous 24 hours is something that the NWS office in Honolulu used to provide the public. However, they discontinued that service a while back, and haven’t begun that again, and after asking them about it, they didn’t know when or even if they would.

I enjoyed bringing that information to you and the others, and if they start giving those numbers again, I will certainly give those to you on this website!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, love your site, but I am sorry to see you’re calling Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. What’s up with that? Aloha. Maybe this was just copied and pasted from another weather forecast.

>>> Hi Selden, I totally understand your thoughts about the Gulf! I’m simply using what the National Hurricane Center uses. Just for the record, I’m with you in this matter.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
I live in Haiku and it’s been so cold, morning and night.
Is it normal for the end of May? It still feels like winter.
Thanks.
Suzanne.

>>> Hi Suzanne, you know, “is this normal” is the newest question that people all over the world are asking these days! I know here in upper Kula Ive had chilly early mornings over the last couple of weeks. As for your area in Haiku, there is no official temperature readings that I have access to, so I don’t know how the early morning hours have been?

I’ll take you word for it though, I was just over at the Haiku Community pickleball courts playing this morning, and it seemed pretty typically warm…it was 81 when I left there.

I’d say don’t worry as we’re heading into our summer months soon, and I’d be surprised if you’ll be feeling too cold for very much longer. Keep your sweater handy Suzanne!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen, Welcome back home. You are so fortunate to have your annual work-vacation-friends “out West”! A few days after your departure, a minor, inconsequential change occurred with your site and I wanted to wait til you settled back home to bring this to your attention. Of your 4 activity pages, 2 of them, *Dive and Snorkel AND *Beaches suddenly decreased in size; not in print but decreased in the page size as they appear on my large desktop. (This change in page size may not appear on the smaller screens?). If I was able to send you a screenshot, this description would be apparent. The present size of these two on my 27″ screen is perhaps 40% smaller than your other full-screen pages. Again, inconsequential, but this sudden change of those 2 pages is significant having following your most valuable and consistent site now for two decades(?). Mahalo for your fine work! Scott

>>> Hi Scott, thanks so much for letting me know! I was unaware of this, and just got off the phone with my webmaster, who said it should be an easy fix, and was going to take care of it later today. So, you should that 40% get back up to 100% soon!

Indeed, my friends are everything to me, and they know that I’ll be continuing my weather work while I visit them.

Best to you, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
the cloud patterns late this afternoon seemed rather bizarre. I noticed gigantic cumulus clouds to the east and west with thick banks of fog in between. is there something different about our local weather today?

>>> Hi Jerry, indeed, I noticed these very interesting cloud formations as well. First there were those large clump of clouds over Kauai and Oahu, and then that unusual counterclockwise swirl of surface clouds not far to our east, then there were those higher level clouds that were riding up from the southwest, that were clipping the Big Island and Maui at times. The winds have been light the last few days, allowing the local clouds to grow taller than when the winds are stronger. At the same time, we are now transitioning back into a trade wind weather pattern…which typically brings back a more common spring weather pattern. It seems that less and less do we find “normal” weather conditions, and I think this shift will become more and more frequent as we go forward.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
Yes, this is the one.
Thank you so much.
Aloha.

>>> Hi Suzanne, good news, glad to have your fav sat image back!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
What happened to the satellite photo, the one that used to be under the big blue?
It hasn’t been there for a few days, it’s my favorite.
Thanks.
Suzanne.

>>> Hi Suzanne, I accidentally deleted that satellite image, and couldn’t find it again. Thanks to you I dug deeper and came up with it…at least I think this one is the one that was there!

Let me know if it’s not the one that was there, and is your favorite.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn… Is the Sinaku storm you have posted threatening Guam? Could be heading our way? Thank you!

>>> Hi David, no Sinlaku didn’t hit Guam, although came close, moving by about 125 NM northeast. Winds were very strong closer to the center of the typhoon, which was a super typhoon recently. Guam had a close brush, and winds were gusting up to 70 mph with heavy duty rain…along with pounding surf!

Not sure where you are writing from, although if you are in Hawaii, there is no danger from this gradually weakening storm. However, with time, this tropical system could generate swells that could bring high surf to our island chain.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, I follow your posts almost daily as it provides me with a look at the west coast of BC also. We come to the islands yearly, mainly Maui, but most recently Kona. Loved the Big Island, and were there just as the First Kona Low was forming. You are now on #3! I live near Vancouver BC, Langley, actually, and we are having a period of lovely sunshine after a wet but warmer winter. You will love Vancouver and all it has to offer. Have a great time and thanks for teaching me so much about weather…Barb Jamieson Langley BC

>>> Hi Barb, great to hear from you up there in Langley, BC! Yes, I’ve been following the weather up your way, and looking at one of the Vancouver webcams. Sunny today and Thursday, and then apparently it turns wetter, although we both have our rain jackets…as we do a lot of walking each day. Indeed, when we are driving up north I’ll use my Iphone’s hotspot for connectivity (I hope), and will be able to do a few updates for this website, in regards to the heavy duty weather impacting parts of the Hawaiian Islands at different times…while we’re on the road.

I’m really looking forward to visiting Vancouver for the next week starting Thursday!

Best Regards Barb…

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, Are you by any chance staying with a Linda Varonin in Corte Madera?

>>> No Christine, actually I’m staying with Linda N. who lives in both Corte Madera, CA and Haiku, Maui.

Aloha, Glenn

And Happy April 1st to you too, Glenn. Stay out of trouble over there if possible.

>>> Hi Joy, I guess you’ll be getting your skies out for a slide down the mountain’s leeward side from Ulupalakua to Makena!

Aloha, Glenn

It’s been raining since last evening in Pukalani and we got well over an inch of rain. I don’t understand why nothing of this showed or is showing on the radar images.

>>> Hi Christiane, good to hear from you there in Pukalani. Hmmm, perhaps the area of rain was too limited to show up on radar? I see from here at my place in Kula, what looks like you’re getting showers this morning in Pukalani, and like you point out, I don’t see radar showing that. I’m sorry that I don’t have a better answer for you. I know the Molokai radar has been out lately, and apparently will be fixed today, although I doubt that that is the reason you/we aren’t seeing the showers on radar at the moment.

Aloha, Glenn

What a block buster day of news on your website this morning. The potential of a super El Niño year and scientific breakthroughs in the creation of materials that can pull moisture out of the air. Thank you for helping to lead us into the future. So appreciate all your Weather work. Mahalo Glenn.

>>> Hi Jill, always good to hear from you! Indeed, a couple of very interesting situations, one is not great, and the other could be very good. Of course anything that is forecast to occur in the future is up for alterations and potential changes.

Thanks for your appreciation of my weather work Jill, you’re always so kind!

Aloha, Glenn

Good Morning Glenn, any reason you can determine why we are seeing so much fog during these Kona weather events? Thank you

>>> Hi Pali, a good question. I assume you live here in upcountry Maui, perhaps someplace between Ulupalakua, Keokea, and upper Kula…or some other higher elevation area on one of the other islands.

Indeed, I’ve seen periods of dense fog here at my place in upper Kula, many in fact over the last week or two. My thought is that there’s been a very humid atmosphere, thus plenty of moisture, and the south and southwest kona winds have been blowing regularly…way more often than normal in fact.

So, as these winds blow up the slopes, carrying low clouds, their bases touch the ground at around 2,500 or 3,000 feet elevation (on up). Thus, when cloud bases touch the ground they become fog. Personally, dense fog is one of my favorite weather elements.

I hope this is what you were looking for as a simple exclamation.

Aloha, Glenn

Funny how you mentioned EV’s at the end. Our EV (Ioniq 5), powered our house this whole weekend. It kept the fridge on, and some other things. Starlink kept us connected. Here in Kula, we gotta be able to take care of ourselves for several days when things hit.

>>> Hi Goofcat, thanks for sharing your situation here in Kula during the storm. I’ve got to get hooked up to Starlink very soon!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, Have enjoyed your site for many years. For something to keep you online…consider a Starlink Mini dish with one of their inexpensive subscriptions. Then get both a small generator but also have a couple of inexpensive lithium batteries that provide the ability to plug the Mini into them directly. In fact, depending on how nonstop you need or do not need connectivity, you may be able to get by with just one or two of the lithium batteries and skip the generator. Just a thought!

>>> Hi John, I like your thoughts, very much! Between you and Dwight, who left a comment here 2-days ago, I’m hoping to get this problem of being forced offline by power outages, handled. This website has been a labor of love for a decade, thus, if possible I’d like to keep the costs down. Thanks for proposing a solution, or a number of different ways to address this issue!

Wondering where you live, it would be great if it were Kula, or at least here on Maui.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, we missed you while you were down, glad your ok and that your back!
I’m wondering if you can relay to us the precipitation and wind speed highs for the friday 3/13 to sat 3/14 time period. That was the biggest impact day from this storm and you were down, so I’m left wondering just how much rainfall did we record. I’ve never seen anything like the rain that fell during the height of this storm.I live in Kahului, and it was wild.
Aloha
Neil

Hi Neil, unfortunately I don’t have the rainfall totals that you’re looking for, although the NWS office in Honolulu could probably provide those if you call them. Their number is 1-808-973-5280

They may be too busy when you call, but you ask them when would be a better time to call. I got 21 inches in 2-days here in upper Kula.

It WAS wild!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn:
missed you today. Assuming you had power failure like a lot of Maui, except Wailuku Heights where I live. I have to tell you about the extraordinary rainfall I recorded from 1 pm yesterday until midnight (8.5 inches) and from midnight until 8:30 pm today (12.5 inches) which is a total of 21 inches in about 21 in about 31 hours. Normally, most rain storms get pulled into Iao valley which is close by but this rainfall was historic by any standards

aloha
Gary

>>> Hi Gary, thanks for sharing what was going on for you there in Wailuku Heights! I got 21 inches in two days, it was incredible…and with all the blasting wind too!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

I have been looking at your site forever. Even the TV days.

I was wondering about the historical rain fall for this storm here on Oahu. How does the amount we are getting compare to previous storms, years ?

Thanks,
Dan

>>> Hi Dan, good question, if I come across the numbers you are looking for, I’ll add them to this narrative page. I could go so far as to say this storm was a real humdinger…I’ll go that far. I received 21 inches here at my place in 2-days!

Aloha, Glenn

Jana and I have lived on Maui for 18 years. We have never seen a storm like this. It’s 11:00 PM and we’ve had 7.73 inches of rain since 11 o’clock this morning. We just got a warning for flash floods in Kahului. It looks like Kihei is in terrible shape. All of us need to get involved in helping folks that have been affected by this terrible Kona storm. I need to send this now because our lights are flashing. I’m praying for everyone on this island.

>>> Hi Bill, very well put, as this storm really took its toll on the state of Hawaii! I know that feeling of having the power go down, as ours here in upper Kula did just that for days! I hope your power is back on now, and mine came back on last evening. I’m sure your prayers were much appreciated!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
I am currently with you and the community in this storm, 3095 Omapoio Rd. If you wish I can help you with solar, batteries, getting off-grid. No commercial interest.

>>> Hi Gerhard, oh my, thank you, I will be in touch with you soon, I’d really like to take a step towards keeping my website going during these unusual weather events…really a great offer!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen from the hillside above the church in Waialua on Molokai. We measured 4.37 inches in an approved rain gauge for 24 hours ending at 6:30 Thursday AM. 4 of those inches came betwern 4 AM and 6:30, so that’s close to 2 inches per hour. The deer denuded hillsides cannot retain the mud.
Heavy flooding with mud everywhere. We hope to get out later and assess the damage and prepare for the next rounds. We received 1.7 inches the day before. Hope you are well. I bet traffic is way up on your indispensible website. All the best.

>>> Hi Brad, oh boy, so sorry to hear of all the water over there on Molokai! Geez, that’s quite a deluge for sure! Then, of course as you know, we have way more rain coming!!! Sending my best wishes to you Brad, stay safe…and to all the folks on Molokai, as we make our way through this very unusual weather event!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn, love you brother! After all these decades I can pop on and see you posting only 40 minutes ago to keep us informed on the latest weather updates.

Mahalo, we can give you updates on Oʻahu if it helps… for now still just dripping occasional raindrops, but we were getting cold kona gusts this afternoon and giant freezing raindrops falling sparsely while we were surfing Kūʻau, Oʻahu, just my boy Finn and I. It was a dreamy 2-3 ft on the sandbar sets, long peeling rights, deep purple Brewer Singlefin just soaring along the clear crisp water! Very intimate moment with the waves and my teenage surf grom!
Aloha nui, Ian ʻAkahi

>>> Hello my old friend Ian, really nice to hear from you again! Good to hear that you’re still slicing through the wave faces on your single fin surfboard!

Thanks for the offer to provide updates on your weather there on Oahu. Sure, if something unusual happens let me know.

Best to your wife and the rest of your family…been such a long time that we’ve had the pleasure of being together.

Stay safe bro, Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen! Thanks for the detailed forecast, I’ve been tuning in ahead of our visits for the past five years. My family is headed to Maui (Wailea) next week, starting Monday Mar 9. I know you can’t pinpoint anything nor offer any precise estimates of rainfall and timing, but I was wondering if you could share your general thoughts on how widespread this upcoming system could be? Across most-likely and worst-case scenarios, are we talking widespread, prolonged rain over the course of several days with steady cloud cover between rain events, or would it be more likely that rain showers are isolated and intermittent with periods of sun in between? I’m trying to get a sense of whether next week could be a complete washout or if we could see some decent weather in between periods of rain. Thanks so much!

Thomas

>>> Hi Thomas, I totally understand your concern with the upcoming inclement weather conditions next week. Here’s the latest information available:

HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM LATE MONDAY INTO NEXT
WEEKEND…

A strong low pressure system will develop northwest of the state
over the weekend, bringing deep moisture into the area. The
potential for heavy rains, thunderstorms, and flash flooding will
develop over Kauai County late Monday into Monday night, spreading
eastward to the entire state Tuesday and Wednesday. This potential
could easily last into next weekend, and perhaps even beyond.

It is too soon to forecast rainfall totals or exact timing and
locations of maximum flash flooding potential. Stay weather aware
over the weekend as this system comes into better focus and details
become available.

Now would be a good time to clean out storms drains and culverts, or
anything else that can block the flow of water.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn! We’ve traveled to Maui a few times over the years and your weather narrative is always the first thing I read each day. I find the weather variations around the islands fascinating.

We have been looking forward to our trip to Poipu on Kauai on Sunday for a week to get a break from the Alaskan cold, but the upcoming weather has us wondering if we should be rethinking our trip for next week?

Specifically the “long-lived flash flood threat” is somewhat unsettling, as well as the elevated winds and inches of rain I’ve seen on in reports. I’m not really sure what to make of this. Is this a rain and then maybe shine during the day? Or this extreme weather we should be avoiding?

Just a cold Alaskan searching for some sun, thanks for all you do!

-Ray

>>> Hi Ray, good to hear from you. I totally understand your concerns about inclement weather next week. It’s still a bit too early to nail down the particulars, although the following is the latest update that I have:

Clarity on timing for each island and magnitude of rainfall, including potential rain rates, will
come during the next few days as the event draws nearer and especially once it enters the hi-res model window. Worth noting that instability appears marginal-at-best at this time, which should at
least mute thunderstorm potential. Regardless, a potentially long-lived flash flood threat is poised to manifest over the islands next week and possibly into early the following week.

I know this doesn’t give you very long to potentially change your plans, although it’s the most recent information available at this time.

Aloha, Glenn

February 28 planet parade? Some light on the subject …

The internet is packed with claims that you can see a spectacular lineup of six visible planets on February 28! These claims aren’t entirely accurate. Venus, Mercury, and Saturn will be vey low in the western twilight, and have been there for a couple of weeks. Binoculars would be helpful, look for the steady glow of a planets reflected light. Jupiter is bright over head, Neptune and Uranus not at all visible, naked eye. Mars is in the morning sky and … something truly spectacular- late Monday night, early Tuesday morning – a total Lunar Eclipse visible right over head -partial eclipse beginning just before midnight, totality for 58 minutes 1:04 AM – 2:02 am. Binoculars will be helpful to see the subtle shading and color changes while the moon is in the earth’s shadow.
Roberto-Space science guy.

>>> Roberto, thank you my friend for the clarification!

Aloha, Glenn

Mahalo, Glenn, for getting the color legends back! Appreciated!

>>> Hi Christiane, you’re welcome, it took me a while to figure out the issue, although recently I stumbled upon the problem. Aloha, Glenn

Dear Glenn,

Thank you for your website. I have been a fan for the past 15 years. My wife and I are planning on flying over on Thursday the 19th to the 28th. We are staying in Wailea and are concerned with forecast. We are fortunate that we can be flexible and cancel/ reschedule our trip for later next week. Do you have an opinion that you are willing to share?

Mahalo,

George

>>> Hi George, I appreciate your letting me know of your long time viewership! Good to hear from you with your valid question. The forecast doesn’t look all that bad to me for the first part of your vacation…as Wailea is one the driest places on Maui. If it was me, I think I’d stick with your current trip. However, as we all know, the weather can be changeable, even with the best forecasts into the future. If you decide to come this week, or perhaps next week, I hope you have a great vacation!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Best One Yet!
“Weather Wit of the day: Snow Removal Budget – Slush Fund”
I love reading your site daily and still miss those 7:45AM daily TV updates.
Aloha, Roger

>>> Hi Roger, thanks for your positive feedback, it feels good to read your words!
Glad you like these silly weather wit’s on a daily basis!
Oh yeah, my old TV weather show I did from the college, that was very fun for me, I was sad to give it up, but I had too many things going on in my life, and I began working full time at the Pacific Disaster Center in Kihei, and I was living here in upper Kula…lots of driving!

Best regards my friend, Glenn

Hi Glenn
Have the recent rains, eased the drought in Maui County.

Thanks

>>> Hi Caroline, yes, as a matter of fact these last couple of rain storms have taken the edge off the long lasting drought here in Maui County.

Aloha, Glenn

I just wanted to thank you for your incredibly informative site. When we lived on Maui, we checked it every day, and now we do that as well before and during visits to see friends on the island. As the wind howls in Ma’alaea, I feel cozy inside for now and love all the weather patterns that come through. Thanks for your diligence, kindness and knowledgeable forecasts/explanations.

>>> Hi Patti, very nice to hear from you, thank you for your positive feedback, I greatly appreciate it! We all, at least here in the Hawaiian Islands, got to ride out quite a robust winter storm! There were a few times that the winds and rains were a bit intimidating, although for the most part I enjoyed this usually strong weather system.

Be well, Aloha, Glenn

Thanks Glen for your forecasts. I totally forgot about them after being here 2 months with 2 months to go. Someone reminded me of them today and I’m thrilled to be on board especially with the big weather event happening this weekend!

>>> Hi Moondog, welcome back, buckle up for this big weather event that is taking shape!

Aloha, Glenn

I’m also here in Kula…wish we were getting some rain.I call it the “not rain”

>>> Hi Jim, indeed, lots of rainy looking clouds around, although as you point out, Kula has missed most of the rain lately. In contrast, the rain gauge in Wailuku is showing that they have received 2.50″ of rain, and most of the precipitation has been along the windward sides.

Aloha, Glenn

Pleased to report it is raining ☔️ cats 🐈‍⬛ and dogs 🐕 here ! !

>>> Hi Helen, it is reported here, thanks for letting us know! The cold front recently went through my area too, and we got a good quick soaking early this morning.

Aloha, Glenn

glenn
south point area hawaii here reporting
9 inches in the rain gauge this am 1/6/26

>>> Hi Timothy, WOW, incredible about of rain!!! Thanks for letting us know!

Aloha, Glenn

I miss the referring colored list that used to match and show below the colored map with the link to watches, warnings etc. As the list grows, it always strikes me how our local weather can go from benign to malicious. The more colors, the more interesting the weather. Btw while a freshman in college (1970!), my roommate majored in meteorology and would study the charts and we would get very excited when hurricanes and other foul weather would arise.

>>> Hi Jerry, good to hear from you. I’ve begun putting your requested color maps back on the narrative page.

Oh yes, I was a freshman in college back then too, and I had a friend, we were both taking meteorology and climatology classes, and we both got all worked up when we had inclement weather conditions on the horizon!

Aloha, Glenn

aloha glen – took an iphone picture of a double moonbow last night from haiku (north shore maui) was a first for me – am wondering if your interested in using it on you website – hopes you stay ire

~~~ Hi Miles, thanks for thinking of me and my website, as a place to show the picture of your Haiku moonbow! Unfortunately, I can’t just copy and paste an Iphone picture into my wordpress website editor…it has to have a unique URL.

Aloha, Glenn

Seasons Greetings Glen from Molokai. Our current weather pattern seems unusual. It got me thinking about what are the defining characteristics of a kona low or kona storm. Can you elucidate?

>>> Hi Brad, good to hear from you there on the Friendly Isle of Molokai. Good question…the truth is that they are one and same weather situation. A Kona low or storm typically forms to the southwest, west, or northwest of the island chain.

In brief: Kona storms (also called Kona lows) are a type of seasonal cyclone in the Hawaiian Islands, usually formed in the late fall into winter, from winds coming from the westerly “kona” (normally leeward) direction. They are mainly cold core cyclones, which places them in the extra-tropical cyclone rather than the subtropical cyclone category. Hawaii typically experiences two to three annually, which can affect the state for a week or more. Among their hazards are heavy rain, hailstorms, flash floods and their associated landslides, high elevation snow, high winds which result in large surf and swells, and waterspouts.

I hope this is enough to address your question.

Aloha, Glenn

Thank you for the surf report, we used to use the weather radio before the internet days. Continue to report conditions for Honoulimaloo, which is spelled a number of ways, my old surf spot in the 70’s…Pauli

~~~ Hi Paululi, you’re welcome, and I used to use the weather radio too, it definitely filled the bill, that is until the internet came along!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha kakakiaka Glenn, just read the Rutgers article, where they admit to wanting to perform SAI maneuvers to ironically cool the atmosphere to somehow “impact protein levels of the four major food crops”. How I read this is: science will cause anthropogenic global cooling to offset anthropogenic global warming, but they pose the scenario as a future intervention. We have been witnessing what appears to be SAI flights here on Maui; on Saturday, while surfing Hookipa, I watched to jets flying east to west, one after the other, releasing something into the atmosphere. These are not condensation trails which we rarely see here in Hawaii…the first such trails(con-trails) I saw as a kid in Nevada back in the 60’s along with sonic booms, from jets, such as SR-71’s, had taken off from Nellis Airforce base on the Nevada Nuclear Test Range, where my dad worked as a scientist studying the ecological effects of nuclear weapons testing on the environment around Jack Ass Flats, where they shot off 100’s of devices. I don’t think the trails we are now witnessing are “flak”, which has been used in military radar experiments. It could be experiments relative to the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, which would have national security motives, thus kept secret, those SR-71 flights my dad pointed out to us kids. Others suggest nefarious substances and compounds. Our eyes are not lying, but some one is, or just not telling the truth, concerning these overhead occurrences. Never a mention of it in Maui News to ease the concerns of the people. Most folks seem clueless about it; others automatically call them “chem-trails”. What say you? Aloha

>>> Paliuli, thanks for your long response to today’s Interesting article. You know I’m out on the north coast of northern California, not far south of Point Arena. I read your comment twice, and my most simple response is that there may be such a thing as chem-trails, although when I see those trails of condensed moisture coming out of the backs of jets at high altitudes, I think of them as con-trails personally. If anyone else has opinions, feel free to voice them here, and I’ll post them.

Aloha, Glenn

🙏🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏿
Prayers for 🇯🇲
I have been watching Melissa on the Wind profile on your site.
Yikes

>>> Hi Helen, indeed…YIKES!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, where exactly is the Na Kula weather station located? Been some pretty strong gusts recorded there as of late. Thank you as always for your tireless efforts, even when you are off island!
Mahalo from upper Kula, Andrew.

>>> Hi Andrew, that’s a good question, as it’s a new gauge, and is located not far upcountry along the backside of east Maui. It’s placed in a location that picks up the strongest winds when the trade winds are blowing.

You’re very welcome, I appreciate your support!

I’m in Marin County California as you know, and we’re receiving some nice rain this morning!

Aloha, Glenn

My bad Glenn, I typo-ed Honouliwai on my previous post to you, that “u” is in both Honouliwai/Honoulimaloo, as it is recorded in the “Hawaiian Place Names” website. Language demands accuracy for meaning and understanding–insight for the day. Be well.

~~~ Hi again Pali, thanks again…Aloha, Glenn

Yeah, finally almost an inch of rain in Haiku. Thanks for your site. robie

>>> Hi Robie, good news, that should turn the grass green!

Aloha, Glenn

Thanks for including the Mauka Showers ,,,

Great local Info ,,,

Aloha Capt. Lee ,,,

>>> Hi Capt…

You’re welcome, and I agree

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn, sorry, but its Honoulimaloo, where I once lived. thanks

>>> Hi Pali, I’ve been using the spelling that’s on the National Weather Service website: Honolimaloo

I don’t mean to imply that yours isn’t the correct spelling however!

Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Please tell me that we’re going to get some good rain with this Kiko system. No rain yet! We need it so badly so I’m really hoping that it happens. Please share your thoughts on the matter. Mahalo!

~~~ Hi Ki Love, unfortunately, Tropical Cyclone Kiko passed by a bit too far north for it’s associated rains to reach us directly. Kiko’s passage has curtailed the trade winds, and this may help to wring out some showers over and around the mountains in the afternoons. The air mass in general is quite moist and unstable, so when the trade winds fill in behind the departing Kiko, they should bring some showers to the windward sides as well. Otherwise, it looks like our dry weather will stick around, which as you point out, isn’t good news!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn
what happened to the temperature readings for each island on your website? I always relied on that and looked forward to seeing the temperatures each day.

>>> Hi Mona, the NWS isn’t carrying them at the moment, so I can’t display those temperatures on my site either. When they come back I will bring them back to my website.

Aloha, Glenn

Thanks for putting the radar maps back in. Much appreciated.
Gary

>>> Hi Gary, you’re welcome!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
I enjoy reading your summaries every day esp the marine forecasts as I like to paddle. I also check the Windy app for a pictorial display of oncoming weather. It looks like Kiko will swing by below the Big Island and hopefully bring us some rain.

>>> Hi Jerry, good to hear from you…thanks for your positive feedback!

As for Kiko, at the time of this writing it appears that Kiko could, or whatever is left of the system, may come over the islands, or perhaps move by just to the north or south. Time will tell, and I’ll continue to provide updates as we go forward.

Enjoy your paddling!

Aloha, Glenn

Appreciate the high pressure effect on our cloud heights limiting rain. Also wondering how much of an effect the ongoing drought in the southwest has on our rain since that’s the direction the trades are coming from.

Thanks, Glenn

~~~ Hi Marge, hmmm, I’ve read your question several times, and still don’t have a clear answer, but I wanted to say something rather than ignoring it. Let’s see, what can I say? Typically what determines our local rain is moisture being carried here on the trade winds, as you say. However, the southwest, being over 2,000 miles away, seems too far to have a direct effect on showers that fall here. Showers here, especially on the windward sides, are caused by the moisture being forced up the slopes, cooling, and ultimately falling as rain. Or of course, moisture brought up the slopes of the mountains, being carried up there on the sea breezes. Then, a cold front coming in from the north or northwest in the cooler seasons, or tropical cyclones (or their remnants) coming up from east or southeast…can bring showers. One more rainfall producer, let’s not forget those pesky upper level troughs of low pressure that can swing through any time of year. Now that I’ve written all this, which of course you know all about Marge, I wish I would have just said in the beginning…no I don’t think so…but I’m not 100% sure of that! Hehehe

Glenn

nothing dry or windy at waiohinu today
got sunny till i got done painting, of vourse (epoxy sets up quick, hurrah)
meanwhile at our lunch 1:30p cloud shelf and now 1/4 inch rain since 3 pm
we re the closest to that equatorial perrenial bandof storms

monday 7:15p

>>> Thanks Timothy

Aloha, Glenn

Why do you have fewer satellite pictures now than you used to?

~~~ Clear, because the ones I was using weren’t updating properly, and I didn’t want to have out of date images.

Aloha, Glenn

glenn
South point weather HAWAII Island this morning 10 AM partly cloudy the cloud shelf left last night about 2 AM with stars however dropping a quarter inch of rain at 9 PM
Today wind mild ,sunny partly cloudy

>>> Thanks Timothy

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

I don’t remember anyone commenting on why Henriette strengthened to our NE after already weakening over cool water. Seems unusual. Is there a pool of warm water up there?

>>> Hi Richard, that’s exactly right, there is a pool of warmer water that was under the track of Henriette…as he moved over it the storm’s strength increased.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, Like so many others a I am long time advocate of your weather forecast and appreciate all you do!
I am missing the 8 day precipitation model and hoping it might return. Any thoughts on that?
Mahalo, Rick

>>> Hi Rick, good to hear from you! Indeed, I know what you are talking about, and somehow that model went away, although I am trying to find it…and will put it back where it belongs if I can come up with it again.

I found it! http://weather.hawaii.edu/models/modelsanim.cgi?banner=uhmet&model=gfs&domain=npac&orient=horiz&param=precip&level=NaN&gfsanimduration=180&banner=uhmet&imgsize=Large

Aloha, Glenn

p.s. thanks for your very kind positive feedback!

Hi Glen,
How come there are not as many satellite pictures now
on your site?

>>> Hi Suzanne, good question. The answer is that those many satellite images that I had on the Weather Narrative Page were no longer being updated by the National Weather Office. Therefore, I deleted them and am using just the images that they have, that are automatically updated. Granted, there are far fewer images, although at least they are current.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn! Just wanted to let you know, it’s RAINING in Kahului…Just misty now after about an hour, some heavy. Yay, my kind of weather and a nice reprieve from the heat. Enjoy your day.♡

>>> Hi Bonno, good to hear from you again, and especially with this wet report from Kahului! Thanks for letting us know, rather unusual to say the least, the good stuff after all this heat lately.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, I am your eager follower from Oahu. I noticed that this summer the weather been quite unstable and more than usual. It seems like it’s tight pressure gradient after gradient coming since April…Do you think it could be some el Nino effect? Thank you 🙂 as always for clarifying it all for us

~~~ Hi you eager follower! 🙂

As I recall we continue to shift between an unstable and stable environment this summer so far. Currently we’re involved in a very stable, dry and warm condition. Personally, I’m ready for some rain, and it may take until this coming Wednesday or Thursday, before whatever is left of former hurricane Gil, in the eastern Pacific, makes his way into our general area. He could cut off our trade winds, making for very muggy air, and hopefully some moisture then.

We are in a neutral phase of the ENSO cycle, which should stick around this month through October. This suggests that fairly typical weather conditions will prevail into early autumn. La Nina could get started by the winter months.

Thanks for your comment Anna

Aloha, Glenn

This tsunami warning is pretty scary! Watching for updates in the news. Hope you stay safe!
Nancy

~~~ Hi Nancy, incredible, magnitude 8.7 earthquake! I live upcountry so I’m not concerned about the Tsunami…although pretty scary for a lot of people!

Be well my friend, Glenn

Hi Glen, I know you love pickle ball and most that try it do. However…there are four wonderful tennis courts in Kula that you drive by on your way to Haiku. Great group that plays there too. Give it a try sometime.

~~~ Hi Richard, I do love Pickleball, and play three mornings a week typically. I would love to play tennis, although aren’t sure where these tennis courts are? I’d love to casually hit it back and forth sometime!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn, aloha! I love your website. One question that I have never seen a good answer to…my wife and I love hiking the Waihee Ridge Trail, but gosh darn it it always seems to rain on us. What’s the best way to predict in advance how it will be up there? Or, what’s the best time of day to do that hike, typically? Mahalo!

>>> Hi Brett, good to hear from you. Thank you very much for your positive feedback!

As for your good question, the Waihee Ridge Trail is a good one, one that I’ve hiked many times. When the trade winds are blowing, it’s typical for passing showers to be blown up along the trail. It’s tough to predict very far in advance, whether you would need a rain jacket…or not. I would look at the latest radar loops, and see if there are any obvious clouds/showers taking aim on that area of the west Maui Mountains. As for the best times to hike, with the idea of staying dry, hmmm…maybe 1030am until 3 or 4 in the afternoon.

Best of luck Brett!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn!

Your reliable and expert reporting and commentary are something I truly prize in my “online life”. I hope that you are aware of just how cherished you are. There exists no equal in the realm of thought provoking, accurate, and comprehensive meteorological analysis. I, too, am experiencing a heavy heart and sincere worry over the poorly executed and misguided actions of our government with regards to Iran. On a brighter note, it still fills me with hope to have seen the monumental turnout last weekend at the protests against fascism. Perhaps there is hope for us yet! Thank you for all that you do!

~~ Luke

>>> Hi Luke, well I must say, your comments have blown me away, so to speak. Your praise of what I do in my “online life” is generous to say the least. I quite often get a thank you note, although not so often do I receive such a heart felt acknowledgement, not to mention how well written it is.

Thank you for making my day Luke, you truly have! I sincerely love keeping this website going for all these years, decades in fact…and have no plans to stop!

Indeed, the state of the world saddens me as well.

Aloha, Glenn

Really like the new highest and lowest temperature feature. And I’ve got to look at these new maps! Mahalo for your site… a guiding star in my daily life!

~~~ Hi Jill, good to hear from you again! I glad that you like the highest and lowest temperatures, I enjoy keeping up on those numbers too!

A guiding star in your daily life…oh my, what a great thing to say!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Here is the link for the restored North Pacific Surface Analysis:

https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/npac.gif

It includes ridges and latitude numbers and shows the Pacific all the way to the equator, which the version currently on your website does not. It’s odd that there are now
two different graphics versions available.

I appreciate you,__Farmer_Dave

~~~ Hi Farmer Dave, good to hear from you again. Thanks for sending the new weather map, I’ve added it to my narrative page, rather than the one that I had been using temporarily.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

I noticed that the North Pacific Surface Analysis chart is now up and available again but with a new look. Same web address as you had before.

I also have noticed that the % chance of rainfall is no longer included in the NWS 7-Day Forecast for Kauai. It’s great that you still provide these predictions for us, and yours have been consistently more accurate.

Thanks for the good work that you do.__Farmer_Dave

>>> Hi Farmer Dave,

Good to hear from you. Indeed, we found a new weather map, which like you point out, is a bit different than the last one I had. Nonetheless, it lets us know where things are here in the Pacific.

You are very welcome, I’m happy to keep the updates coming out many times each day!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
the ‘closer view’ is not showing up today. I you can
adjust that, please do.
Sending aloha,
Marjorie

>>> Hi Marjorie, it’s showing up again now…Aloha back to you!

Glenn

Glenn
Been following for years. Thanks for getting me prepared for upcoming weather on the islands.
How many years?
Ron

~~~ Hi Mark, good to hear from you. You’re very welcome! I began this website back in 1996, and have kept it going ever since, almost 30 years now! I enjoy having the schedule that it provides me, and of course I love staying in touch with the weather!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Many thanks for what you do.

Your percent chance of rain predictions have been consistently more accurate than the NWS predictions were. Now it seems that the NWS is no longer making these predictions here.

Any new info on when or if the Weather Map will be available?

Mahalo,___Farmer_Dave

>>> Hi Farmer Dave, good to hear from you! You are very welcome, I have always stayed in touch with the weather (since I was a little kid), and enjoy sharing it with you and everyone else who wants to know about what’s happening…and what will be happening.

The weather map I had on this website has been taken down, because it was outdated. The NWS office in Honolulu is responsible for keeping that updated, and when I’ve asked them many times when it will be back in service, they don’t know. However, when it comes back, and I check everyday, I will bring it back here immediately.

Take care my friend…

Glenn

Aloha Glenn!!
It’s Colleen from Ulupalakua ~ mahalo for your excellent weather updates.
I’m struggling with some major asthma, as a result of the frequent eruptions at Kilauea this year. I seem to be in the crosshairs of the relentless vog, here on Maui, and wonder if you have any suggestions and if there is hope of returning trade winds any time soon?

Mahalo!

>>> Hi Colleen, I’m so sorry to hear about your asthma condition, I know of that feeling, as I had it when I was a young child.

You are very welcome, I love providing you and everyone else who visits this website with daily updated weather data!

As for the trade winds, actually they are blowing now, and have been for several days, with no interruption expected through the rest of the week.

Wishing you clear breathing soon my friend there in Ulupalakua!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi James,
How will we get by without satellite info?
We’ve spent decades and billions of dollars to build and launch satellites to predict the weather, help grow crops, plan transportation, and prevent trillion-dollar disasters, etc., but now (*shrug*) we’re going to stop using them.

———
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
To: espc.notification@noaa.gov
Subject: Administrative: Update# 1 – Suspension of POES data to Users after June 16, 2025 – Issued April 25, 2025 1905 UTC

Topic: Suspension of POES data to Users after June 16, 2025
Date/Time Issued: April 25, 2025 1905 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All POES data products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 16, 2025 18:00 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: NA
Length of Outage: See Details.

Details/Specifics of Change: NOAA will end delivery of all data from the POES constellation (NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19) on June 16, 2025 at 18:00 UTC.
AMSU-A1/A2/B – data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
APT/LRPT – service will be left enabled, but do not use this service for operational use
HRPT – service will be left enabled for diagnostic flight use only (no operational use)
AVHRR – data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
DCS/ADCS (Argos) – service will be left enabled as best effort only
HIRS – data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
SARR (SARSAT) – service will be left enabled as best effort only
SEM – data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
MHS – data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 HTC
SBUV – data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC

In the interim, all users should make plans to discontinue use of POES data from NOAA-15, NOAA-18 and NOAA-19 as these data and services will no longer be made available after Jun 16, 2025 1800 UTC.

Further updates regarding POES will be provided as the June 16, 2025 date approaches.

Contact Information for Further Information: Please email User Services at spsd.userservices@noaa.gov

>>> Hi Kathy, this is the first time I’ve seen this. Fortunately, here in Central Pacific, we largely utilize the GOES satellites…rather than the POES satellites.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
I’ve been living on the North Shore, Oahu for some 25 years. I used to watch your show on TV religiously as did many of my friends. I just recently learned about this website and I’m stoked that you’re continuing to provide quality weather information and forecasts.
Maybe you remember me from when I worked on Matson ships and occasionally sent you email when I was at sea. Keep up the good work my friend!

BTW I’m retired now and still surfing but just smaller waves.
Mike Mociun

>>> Hi Mike, of course I remember you! I thought it was fun to stay in touch with you when you were way out to Sea between here and the west coast!

Glad you found me online, it’s been many years since I was doing live TV weathercasting!

I’m retired from surfing, although I did ride a million small to medium sized waves in my day…mostly small 3 foot and under.

Take care my long term friend!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
So sorry to hear about cuts at the NWS. Iʻve been wondering how it would affect you and this treasure chest of info you provide every day. It would sure be disappointing to lose your daily updates.
Hoping for the best scenario because we would sure miss you.
Nancy

>>> Hi Nancy, Always good to hear from you there in Sebastopol! Indeed, the times are ah changing! I was hoping that the local NWS office would stay above the fray, although that’s not going to happen!

I’ll keep my website going as long as I can, although might have to pare it back some over time.

I really appreciate your support, now, and over the many many years you’ve been a valued reader!

Aloha, Glenn

Are there rain gauges in Makawao?
We got seriously dumped on yesterday.

>>> Hi Kabba, I don’t exactly know where the rain gauge is located in Makawao. A friend sent me a video of the heavy downpour you got yesterday!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen,
you gotta love a full-blown thunderstorm on Maui. We had a lightning strike that seemed to be right on top of us in Haiku. It reminds me of Pennsylvania storms I enjoyed as a kid. Keep up the good work and keep those batteries and candles handy.

>>> Hi Jerry, good to hear from you there in Haiku! Incredible thunderstorm activity, pretty unusual! You stay safe today, as we could see yet another round of thunder claps…and more next week!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn!
Thanks so much for this weather forecast. I am visiting Maui from the US mainland tomorrow through next Monday. I am feeling discouraged by the incoming weather. What are the chances we see some sun? Staying in Wailea. I am hoping the storm changes path or lightens up. Hoping for a sunny weekend!

Thanks!

>>> Hi Morgan, good to hear from you! Indeed, the weather, even on the leeward side will be unsettled through Friday…although the weekend looks much more favorable!

I’m wishing you the best luck that Wednesday-Friday won’t be as bad as advertised by the models…and that the weekend will be terrific!

Aloha, Glenn

just saying hi and thanks for still being here every day. you would be so very much missed!!! thanks again.

aloha den

>>> Hi Den, you are very welcome, I greatly appreciate your candid feedback!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen,
Having a party in Makawao on evening of Saturday the 15th. Wondering if we should plan on rain? Seems like windward showers are the pattern lately.

Thank you for your reports!

>>> Hi Cameron, well, as for a party in Makawao next Saturday, I’d say go ahead and have it, although have someplace that’s under cover, like in the house, or under a tent, as the current forecast calls for partly to mostly cloudy with occasional showers…80% chance in fact. The trade winds will continue to bring off and on showers our way well into the future.

Good luck and have fun!

Aloha, Glenn

p.s. this could change of course, given that it’s still a week out.

Aloha Glenn,Please comment on the vog Sunday March 2 and what the dynamics of it has/will be next week. Also, will the NOAA Doge cuts affect Hawaii?? Best to you in Kula,
from Kakaako, Steve
P.S. Could the comments be limited to the current month? They get pretty voluminous!

>>> Hi Steve, good to hear from you. Yes, the vog is still with us here on Maui today, as it has been for too long! The trades are trying to get a toe hold back on the state, although they are still east-southeast, which has carried the volcanic emissions up over us from the volcanic vents on the Big Island. As the trade winds become stronger, and they will get strong as we get into the upcoming week, the vog should be ventilated away from the overlying atmosphere.

Yes, the Doge cuts will affect Hawaii, both with NOAA and the Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center. How much I don’t know however.

Thanks for your well wishes Steve!

Aloha, Glenn

Dear Brad Smith,
Your possible theory of global weather intricacies has put me into quite a tizzy!
Never have I ever considered, or for that matter, even heard of the details you’ve presented. Thank you for your excellent professional insight. Have you ever researched the “Patagonia” effect on global weather?
Thanks again for the informative post.
Eggie

~~~ Here you go Brad, some feedback from Eggie.

Glenn

Thanks for your great weather reports. I’m curious what the elevation of your house is in Kula for your temp reports every morning?

~~~ Hi Moondog, you’re very welcome! My house sits at approximately 3,200 feet…not far the edge of a gulch.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Enjoying the weather wit you have included.
Perhaps you can check the temperatures today, I am near
Honoka’a and it is not 17 degrees!
Gave me a chuckle.
Aloha,
Marjorie

~~~ Hi Marjorie, good to hear from you. I’m glad you are enjoying those little weather wits each day.

Haha, 17 degrees in Honokaa, that’s a laugh, as even atop 13,800 foot Mauna Kea it wasn’t near that cold!
Be well my friend!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, we seem to be gradually losing our rain gauges on Maui. Any chance some will be brought back into service?

~~~ Hi Marada, I’m looking at all the Maui RG’s, and I’m not really seeing the ones you are referring to. I count 19 here on Maui, although I know that Maalaea and the Lahaina Portable have been missing for quite some time…the rest seem to be providing measurements. Please correct me if I’m missing something.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn-
I’m staying in Ma’alaea and it feels wild out there. It seems like the winds keep changing and the winds and surf are roaring. I lived here for 10 years, but I’m back as a visitor. I’ve followed your weather information for years and tonight I’m especially thankful for your informative updates as we all ride the storm out. Thank you so much.

~~~ Hi Patti, indeed quite a winter storm we’ve had! You are so welcome, I’m glad you’ve found some comfort in my website updates! Glad you continue to be a visitor as well, as Maui welcomes you back home during your vacation in Maalaea! Be well my friend!

Aloha, Glenn

Mahalo for keeping us updated Glen. Weather in Ka‘elekū, East Maui has a hint of blue skies. Dry and calm as of now.

~~~ Hi Kari, glad to hear that you are ok, and you’re very welcome, trying my best to keep up with all that’s going on, between power outages!

Windy and wet here in upper Kula…in contrast to over there on the windward side of east Maui.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha, Glen
Thank you.
Thank you so much for very useful and practical information.
dennis hanna

~~~ Hi Dennis, you’re very welcome! I’m happy you appreciate my time and energy keeping this website updated for you and everyone else that visits!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha…where is west wailuaiki? Call me.

~~~ Hi Bonno, good question, it’s out along the Hana Hwy, just past and upcountry from the Keanae Peninsula…going towards Hana.

Aloha, Glenn

Good morning Glenn,
We are thinking of going up to the crater tonight for sunset. I am wondering how all this vog will affect the view. Any insight you have will be appreciated.
Love checking your website when we are on island.
Athena

~~~ Hi Athena, good to hear from you! As for the vog at sunset, well, it’s a tough call, although already this morning there seems to be some improvement in visibility here on Maui. If it was me, I think I’d go for it. Best of luck!

Enjoy the rest of your vacation!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Mr. James,
Happy New Year to You!
Hope you have health and happiness in all the years to come!
Boom, “Shaka” laka, laka. Boom “Shaka” laka, laka!!!
I forget the artist but did enjoy the tune years ago.
Keep doin what you do, we LOVE and need it.
Your old pen pal,
rege

>>> Hi Rege!

Thanks so much for your positive feedback my friend, I greatly appreciate your kind and generous words of praise!

Happy New Year!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha and Happy Holidays to you!
Like Walter, I also was a fan of your weather TV show back in the day — at least while we were on Maui. We would plan our day according to your early-morning reports, which would tell us about the wind and the swell. That show was really precious, and I have fond memories of it. I looked for it recently on You Tube hoping to see it again to no avail.
Aloha, Nancy

~~~ Hi Nancy, so good to hear from you again, there in Sebastopol, CA, one of my favorite places away from Maui!
It was so fun to do those TV weather shows, it’s hard to believe I did those for so many years…way back when!
I did a search and found some examples of that TV show, here’s the URL for one: https://archive.org/details/MauiWeatherToday14February2008
Happy Holiday’s my friend!
Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
I am back to Maui for Dec/Jan and would like to thank you for your excellent forecasts for the water sport enthusiasts!
I like your website very much but remember very well your 7.45am live weather show on the community TV.
Is there no chance to restart this at least for the working days? It was so much fun and personalized, a great start into the day!
All the best
Walter

~~~ Hello Walter, very good to hear from you! I appreciate your long term viewership, and your positive feedback on my work! Ah yes, my TV weather show, I loved providing that fun show statewide…way back when! I’d love to do that show again, although it would be a long drive down to the college to do the show, especially since I’m not teaching there anymore, and I live in upper Kula now.

At any rate, I wish you well, and please enjoy your time here on Maui through January 2025!

Best to you as well my friend…

Aloha Glenn

Happy Thanksgiving. Glenn. Hope you know how much we all appreciate you. Checking your website everyday is a welcome part of our lives. We are grateful for you.

~~~ Hi Joanne, thank you very much for your kind words! Happy Thanksgiving to you too! I really appreciate your taking a few moments to let me know you read my website everyday…it makes this special day even better!

Aloha, Glenn

Nice to see you in our neck of the woods. Bend is a great place. If Bob doesn’t take you down to the incredible assortment of restaurants in and around Bond Street, by golly we will! Or try the Yacht Club (Bob will know) if the weather is nice. And Mt. Bachelor is opening for skiing this weekend, Glenn! What about a report from the slopes? (or X-country) On the serious side, we appreciate the most accurate Hawaii weather available anywhere. It seems as if you give us our own personal forecasts when we visit the islands (where we are heading now). Thanks and enjoy your stay in Oregon.

~~~ Hi Mark, good to hear from you! Indeed, Bend is a great place, I enjoy everything about this area, including the cold weather that has set in since I’ve arrived…although it will get colder as you edge towards winter.

Yesterday Bob took me up into the Cascades, and there was lots of snow on the route up towards Mount Bachelor. I got out of the car and hiked around some, with my feet sinking several feet into the drifts! The wind was blowing and the snow was falling nicely too, it was very fun for this weatherman from Maui!

Thanks for your kind and generous praise for this website, I think more of it as our website than mine alone!

I’ve got several more days here in Bend, before I fly down to Marin County to rejoin my friend Linda. I plan on doing more hiking, regardless of rain or snow.

Thanks for your very supportive note Mark.

Aloha, Glenn

Happy Halloween 🎃 Glenn !! It has been raining nicely here since yesterday afternoon!

>>> Hi Helen, thanks…I hope the tricker treaters don’t get wet!

Aloha, Glenn

Not sure when it happened , but t is so wonderful that the camera was fixed atop Haleakala! What a clear image this evening.

~~~ Hi Jill, yes, it’s so good to have the Haleakala Crater cam back up and working again!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn from the soggy slopes of Hualalai on the Big island. I had to chuckle this morning with your comment about our typical dry season weather. Last night we had over two inches of rain and all the streams were running and then this afternoon we had another half an inch in an hour and the streams are overflowing their banks, roads are closed and chaos everywhere! And yet, we have a spectacular sunset, Happy Days Lucky we live Hawaii.

~~~ Hi David! Geez, can you PLEASE send me some of your excess rain!? We are so dry here in Kula, so dry!

It WAS a great sunset, nice high cirrus clouds lighting up…and then as it got dark, we have this bright Harvest full moon beaming down on us!

Indeed, lucky we live Hawaii!!

Thanks for checking in from the Big Island David!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Happy Monday to you ! I just read your post that it is warm in Kula.
Same here !
However we did get some nice rain last night.
Have a good day!

~~~ Hi Helen, Good news, rain is always a good thing during our dry summer months here in Hawaii. It’s mid-morning at the time of this writing, on this Monday, and we’re having a light shower…after a few lighter sprinkles earlier this morning.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, thank you so much for your great Weather coverage of the islands and especially during hurricane season. It’s wonderful to be able to read all the detail that you provide!

I’m wondering if hurricane Gilma dissipated largely because of wind shear? And is it the tradewinds that provide the wind shear ?

Thanks… David on Kauai

~~~ Hi David, you’re very welcome!

It happened to be a combination of vertical wind shear and slightly cooler sea water temperatures near the Hawaiian Islands…and a bit of luck too!

Aloha, Glenn

Happy Aloha Friday Glenn!
It is raining cats and dogs up here !
Mahalo again for your website.

>>> Hi Helen, thanks for your report…it has been raining the same way here, a little earlier this morning, although at the moment it has backed off. A good solid rain!

Have a good day Helen!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
We come to the islands once a year…I want to thank you for all your information. I always trust your reports over the national weather service reports! They get me all freaked out…I look at yours to calm me down!

Thank you
Debbie in California

>>> Hi Debbie, you are so kind and generous with your positive feedback, thank you!

I’m so happy to hear that you trust what I write, this makes my day!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

I have enjoyed your weather page since it went live so many years ago. If it is not a false memory, weren’t you also on television early in the morning from Maui Community College? That was long ago for sure, when I started coming over to Maui on an annual basis beginning in 1990.

Today I noticed for the first time that you have absolutely no advertisements on your webpage. While this is rare and refreshing, it made me wonder how you are able to pay for the costs associated with such a comprehensive website.

If you have a Venmo or PayPal account, I would like to make a donation to your work. I’m not a wealthy person but I do contribute to worthy causes.

Mahalo for all you do.

>>> Hi John, good to hear from you! Yes, I did have a live broadcast TV weather show for many, many years, which led into this website, through a NASA grant that I got through the University of Hawaii.

Indeed, I don’t have any advertising on my site, which I prefer, as it’s become simply a labor of love of weather, and my enjoyment of sharing my weather interest with you, and the rest of the large reading community around the world.

I appreciate your generous offer of funding, although the truth is that I want to keep it as a free gift to all of you…no charge just take what you want and leave the rest.

Take care my friend

Aloha, Glenn

Ahloa Glenn, still wet and soggy on the Kona side of the Big island. Thank you so much for all that you do, we all rely on your forecasts , on and off the ocean.

>>> Hi David, good to hear from you again down there on the Big Island! Still wet and soggy, geez, you folks on the Big Island really got wet thanks to Hone! I’d say it’s about time to dry out, right!?

At any rate, you are very welcome, thanks for your positive remarks, they mean a lot to me!

Aloha, Glenn

Mahalo nui Glenn for your tireless support keeping us safe and informed about the weather! One of our neighbors said his rain gauge hit 5 inches from Hone!

>>> Hello Helen, very nice to hear from you again! You are very welcome, I really appreciate your positive comments, you are so kind! Indeed, Hone sure brought lots of tropical moisture our way!

Aloha my friend, Glenn

hi glen,
just trying to say aloha!

~~~ Hi Rege, I’ve received your Aloha, thank you…and sending your well wishes right back your way!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn,

The Haleakala National Park website has up-to-date info. The summit area is still closed.

~~~ Thank you Linda…it’s been closed quite a long time now.

Park Closures

Summit District Closed

Due to emergency conditions, the Summit District is closed until further notice. This includes Haleakalā Visitor Cener, Headquarters Visitor Center, Hosmer Grove and the Haleakalā Crater. The Kīpahulu District and Kīpahulu Visitor Center are open as usual

Aloha, Glenn

Thinking of you. Stay safe. We have appreciated your forecasts and comments since the old college TV broadcast days. Mike

~~~ Hi Mike, thanks so much for your well wishes, what with the wild fire we had going on last evening!

I don’t have any news about the condition of the fire this morning, although I’m hoping it’s been put out completely, what with the strong trade winds expected today.

Aloha, Glenn

Yay ! Thank you so much for your website Glenn.
So glad to see the statewide temps are back !!

~~~ Hi Helen, and a very good morning to you! Like you, I’m very glad those temperatures are available again! Always good to hear from you my friend!

Aloha

Hi Glenn, love your website, I’m a daily visitor and fellow weather watcher. I’ve noticed the daily max/min temperatures from each island have been removed, is that a permanent change?

~~~ Hi Shane, good to hear from you, and thanks for your positive comment about my site! No, I hope it’s not going to be a permanent change. The information for that data comes from the NWS forecast office in Honolulu. That info hasn’t been available on their site for almost a month! So, I just took it off my site until the info becomes available. I check their site several times each day, and will put it back on my site as soon as it becomes available again.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, a long time fan, Rick with Maui car rentals. Retired a couple years ago. live 2 miles past ulupalakua. Had a freak wind today around 1030. Ripped 2 solar panels off our roof, yet 20 feet away, cloths over our deck rail didn’t move! Is it just our spot on the mountain? Aloha, Rick

~~~ Hi Rick, good to hear from you, yes of course I remember you! Wow, that certainly was a freak wind event! As for why, I honestly don’t have a good answer to why that happened! At any rate, I’m sorry to hear that your solar panels got ripped off your roof! Geez, good luck with getting those panels back in place, and lets hope that was just a random gust of wind…and it won’t ever happen again!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn

I have been a big fan of your weather site over the years! So complete and accurate.

I’ve noticed that you have beautiful or unusual photos of Maui attached to your Webpage. Having lived on the west side for over 12 years, I have a beautiful Collection of photos

Some are exceptional and you could pick out what you like. If yes, do I send them to your email…which is??

Mahalo, Suzanne

~~~ Hi Suzanne, thanks so much for your very kind and positive comments about my website!

As for your pictures that you’d like to share, I would gladly take them and share them, however, they each have to have their own URL, I can’t just copy and paste out of an email.

Please let me know…

Aloha, Glenn

Hey Glenn,

Is there a reasonable explanation for NOAA combining south maui and upcountry in the Zone Area Forcast? Unless it is strong Kona these two areas could not have different weather.

Thanks, Marge

~~~ Hi Marge, you know, I tend to agree with you, as often Kihei and Kula have completely different weather conditions, especially when it comes to clouds and temperatures, and often rainfall as well. The mornings can be much more similar, at least in terms of cloud cover, although often clouds stack up along the leeward slopes of the Haleakala Crater during the afternoons…with the leeward beaches remaining sunny. In terms of winds, the leeward coastal areas are often more windy too, compared to Kula or Ulupalakua. I’ve often wondered what the answer to this questions was, although still haven’t heard a good reason.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen, question ? What do the red and blue signify on the lows/cold fronts on weather maps and the half circles and triangles ? Inquiring minds want to know :). Thanks, RL

~~~ Hi Roberto, those alternating red and blue symbols along a cold front signify that it’s stationary:

A blue line with blue triangles and red half circles, the stationary front symbols

A stationary front happens when a cold front and a warm front meet up, but neither moves out of the way. On a weather map, a stationary front is usually drawn using alternating cold front and warm front symbols. Stationary fronts bring long rainy periods that stay in one spot.

I hope this helps your inquiring mind…

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

Welcome home! I Always feel better when you’re back on the rock with us.

Just kind of curious about the El Niño, La Niña forecasts. As I recall it has been that La niña would indicate dryer weather and El Niño would be wetter. However El Niño is also now forecast as dryer.

Do I have that mixed up or has climate change wrought this?

Aloha,
Dwight

~~~ Hi Dwight,

El Nino:

— Rainfall tends to be above average for most of the El Niño year. Dry conditions tend to start by the end of the El Niño year and are at their worst during the first half of the Year After El Niño. In some cases dry conditions can persist for the entire year after El Niño.
— Water supply will decrease
— Farming & crops will be damaged
— Habitats for terrestrial and marine plants and animals will be stressed
— Health problems – bacteria in water and food, lack of food, and
dehydration
— Wild fires risk will increase

La Nina:

La Niña is defined as cooler than normal sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that impact global weather patterns. La Niña has the opposite effect of its hotter cousin, El Niño. The atmosphere cools in response to the cold ocean surface, and less water evaporates. The cooler, dry air is dense. It doesn’t rise or generally form extreme storms. As a result, less rain falls over the eastern and central Pacific.

During a La Niña cycle, such winter storms tend to be less frequent.

Historically, Hawaii could expect more consistent rainfall during a La Niña cycle, but that may changing.

I hope this abbreviated information helps…

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha,Glenn,
Thank you, as always, for being our weatherman bar none.
I may have missed this but I don’t recall hearing what you think the prognosis is for this Spring and Summer may be.
I’ve heard it could start out hotter and dry, that El Nino is waning. Thoughts?

~~~ Hi Kelly, good to hear from you, and thanks too for you positive comments!

Here’s the official information from the Climate Prediction Center as of April 18th, 2024:

Enhanced probabilities for above normal temperatures are forecast for Kauai, Oahu and Maui and Equal Chances (EC) for above, near or below normal temperatures are forecast for the Big Island in (May-June-July) 2024, consistent with most dynamical model forecasts. Enhanced probabilities for above normal temperatures are forecast for the Big Island, Kauai, Oahu and Maui in (June-July-August) 2024 through (August-September-October). The forecast signal weakens at longer leads, therefore EC is indicated for Hawaii beginning (September-October-November) 2024 and extending through all longer leads thereafter.

Enhanced probabilities for below normal precipitation are forecast over the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Maui and the Big Island) from May-June-July 2024 to September-October-November 2024, consistent with most dynamical and statistical model forecasts. Due to considerable uncertainty in the precipitation forecasts from dynamical and statistical models, EC is indicated over the Hawaiian Islands beginning in (October-November-December) 2024 through longer leads.

I hope this helps Kelly!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn, always very appreciative of the amazing work you do! Living on lower Omaopio, always curious as to what to expect weather-wise and your info is invaluable for me to my plan my days, mahalo nui!

~~~ Hi Mauri, good to hear from you down there on Lower Omaopio, that drier and warmer part of upcountry Maui. Thank you very much for your very positive and support comments…they are greatly appreciated my friend!

Aloha, Glenn

Good morning Glen!
Thanks for your weather wisdom and continuous gifts of info you bestow on we Maui Beagles, making the complications of weather predictions digestible, even so a beagle can understand!
I was interested in yesterdays “INTERESTING” article about blueberries, will you please send me a link to that info!
Thanks for your community support, we appreciate you Glen!
Aloha, Butch

~~~ Hi Butch, good to hear from you. You’re very welcome, I love making complex weather information understandable to the lay person.

The interesting article on blueberries can be found here:
https://www.enn.com/articles/74087-scientists-reveal-why-blueberries-are-blue

I really appreciate your positive feedback my friend!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn
Re: the Jan 17th question from Lannuy Daise, there is an initiative called Hawaii Mesonet that would be worth a look for anyone interested in statewide climate and weather data.
https://www.hawaii.edu/climate-data-portal/hawaii-mesonet/#
Thanks for all the great information on HWT–it is much appreciated by myself and my crew, who use the site on a weekly basis.
Sincerely
Martin

~~~ Hi Martin, what a great weather site, thank you for sharing this, I was unaware of it!

You are so welcome, I’m so pleased that you use my weather site on a weekly basis…truly!

Aloha, Glenn

aloha Glenn, been following you since you for were on t.v for 15 minutes. Love the website, very thorough. Don’t remember getting so much SW winds in the winter, especial with front coming from the NW. Aloha Robert Defazio

~~~ Hi Robert, Thank you very much for your positive feedback on my website!’

It’s true, I can’t remember a recent winter that’s had so many days with kona winds, and back-to-back cold fronts sweeping down towards our islands, or even through the state…leading to a distinct lack of trade wind days!

I personally don’t mind, as I enjoy approaching cold fronts very much, and the rains that they can bring with them. As long as the winds from the south and southwest don’t get too strong, I don’t mind them either.

Thanks for your good observation Robert!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn:
As a boat owner out in Mala Wharf mooring field, I’m always grateful for your great forecasting and easy to understand narrative!
I’m anxious to build my own weather station and wonder if you’d like data from the Kapalua area? Also, would there possibly be any grants I can apply for you may know of to help with setting up a station?
Mahalo,
Lanny

~~~ Lanny, good to hear from you.

Thanks for letting me know you appreciate my website!

I’m always interested in accessing weather information from anywhere around the islands. Unfortunately, I know of no available grants to help you purchase your weather station for Kapalua.

Let me know if you do in fact set up a station, good luck!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn
Raining cats and dogs here in Kihei. The gulch behind my house is roaring. Never seen it this full in 15 years

~~~ Hi Mary, indeed, we have a rain band moving through Maui, which has brought heavy rains with it! There are very gusty kona winds blowing too! Stay dry my friend, and looking at radar, the heaviest rains should pass us by soon, as it moves out into the Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and the Big Island.

Aloha, Glenn

48.5 degrees? Brrr! At least itʻs not 48!

Hi Nancy there in Sebastopol…hahahah…it was 44.5 yesterday morning!

Aloha, Glenn

What area is Kula 1?

~~~ Hi Bonno, Kula 1 is about half way down the mountain from the Haleakala Crater summit…down towards Makena Beach. The elevation is about 6,620 feet about.

Aloha, Glenn

Happy New Year, Glenn! Thanks for your weather reporting all these years!

~~~ Hi Cheryl, Happy New Year to you as well, very kind of you to think of me! Indeed, I’m still putting out these daily weather updates…and have been since 1996! You’re very welcome!

Aloha, Glenn

Merry Christmas Glenn- Thanks for all the great weather reports through the years….and happy new year as well.

~~~ Hi Jerry, thanks so much, and a Merry Christmas to you as well…and a most happy new year to you too!

You’re very welcome, I love keeping this website going each day, which I’ve been doing since way back in 1996.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha, Glenn and Seasons Greetings. Thought you and sky watchers might be interested, the Geminid peak a bit later this year. Tonight! Hoping for some breaks in the predicted cloudy/wet weather). Some activity last night (watched at about 2:30 AM for 20 minutes) – peace, Starman R 🙂

What potentially will be the best meteor display of the year is just around the corner, scheduled to reach its peak on late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, Dec. 13-14: The Geminid meteor shower.

The Geminid meteors are usually the most satisfying of all the annual showers, even surpassing the famous Perseids of August. Studies of past displays show that this shower has a reputation for being rich both in slow, bright, graceful meteors and fireballs as well as faint meteors, with relatively fewer objects of medium brightness. Geminids typically encounter Earth at 22 miles (35 km) per second; roughly half the speed of a Leonid meteor. Many appear yellowish in hue. Some have even been seen to form jagged or divided paths.

~~~ Hi Roberto, good to hear from you! Seasons greeting to you as well. Thanks so much for sharing this Meteor Shower information! I’ll check it out tonight!

Aloha, Glenn

Can anyone please tell me if there are outages in Hana and vicinity today, Friday 1st December 2023? I checked Hawaiian Electric and their Maui map does not populate. Thank you

~~~ Hi Tim, I’ll post this here, and if anyone has information about your question they can email you at this address:
Plutoman46@gmail.com

Best of luck finding out Tim…

Aloha, Glenn

Looking forward to your return and boots-on-the-ground weather reports.

~~~ Hi Ann, thanks! Yes, I’ll be home this coming Thursday…looking forward to it.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn. As you know, we’ve experienced nothing but blue skies for weeks – even here in normally soggy Haiku. The water situation, however, is becoming quite serious and I’m forced to cut back irrigation of my coffee trees. Is there any rain in sight? Is there any relief in the long-range forecast??

~~~ Hi Maggie, indeed, dry conditions prevail, with limited showers expected today through Monday. However, there’s a better chance of showers, at least along the windward sides Monday night or Tuesday…lets keep our fingers crossed!

Aloha, Glenn

David Hume here,

Regarding currents around the Lahaina region. Water is sucked North past Lahaina, Kaanapali, and on past Kapalua. The reason for this is that the trade winds push surface water through the channel with wave action etc. Just below the surface a counter current, north/northeast is trying to keep the water upwind level with the water downwind.

If there are no trade winds then no counter current. I hope this makes sense. It does not look good for the water quality fronting the resorts of West Maui.

~~~ Hi David, thanks so much! Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Sorry to hear about the delay to get back home. I pray you will be in the comfort of your life long environs soon!
Hang in there my friend, “It’s a beautiful life if we do not weaken!”

Aloha,

rege

~~~ Hi Rege, good to hear from you again…

Thanks for your encouraging words, I greatly appreciate your concern!

I’ll hang in there for sure…

Aloha, Glenn

We’ve been getting some very welcome light rain here in Kula at Kulamanu for the past hour.

~~~ Hi Bill, that is good news, as I know how dry it’s been of late. Thanks for letting me know…as I’m over here in Haiku for the time being.

Aloha, Glenn

I’m just horrified watching what has happened in Maui. I’m thankful you are safe and your home has been spared. I think that life on Maui will not be the same for many years to come. I hope you are able to manage and pray that people are able to come together and support those that have suffered unimaginable losses. Be safe Glenn.

~~~ Hi Sandra, horrified is the right word, so many areas have burned, and many folks are suffering the loss of their homes and businesses! It’s such a disaster, and as you state, it will take a long time to get back to some semblance of normal.

We appreciate all the love and supportive energy that folks, like yourself Sandra…are sending to our island home!

Aloha, Glenn

Glen, oh no! I hope your home escapes damage from the fire!

~~~ Hi Cheryl, thanks for your well wishes…so far so good. There is no power and no water though, so I’m staying with friends in Haiku.

Aloha, Glenn

Dear Glenn, we are watching these wildfires from here in Minnesota. Please stay safe and may God be watching over Maui and the Big Island. Aloha to you Glenn

~~~ Hi Susan, thanks very much for your well wishes, it’s a crazy time here in the islands, and especially here on Maui!

The wild winds of yesterday have calmed down considerably, although there are still fires burning here and there!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn
stay safe. i hope your house did not burn.

~~~ Hi Mary, no thank goodness, my house didn’t burn, although houses very nearby did burn right to the ground!

Staying safe…

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, what an awesome day today on the Kona side of the Big island! The best I have seen in over five years, hardly a cloud anywhere, a puff here and there, clear and sunny and warm, blue and blue! Now it’s getting dark and the stars are coming out, no sign of the incessant rain we have been suffering for so long. Thank you Glenn, for all you do for us, David.

~~~ Hi David, good to hear from you down there on the Kona side! It was the same here in Maui County, almost totally cloud free all day, although it was the warmest day of the year so far here in Kula! Glad you are having a break from the wet weather…should be about the same Tuesday.

You are very welcome, I love keeping you abreast of all the weather changes here in the state!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, thank you for all the information you provide through this site. I was just wondering; what is the highest recorded temperature for Kahului?

~~~ Hi Lopaka, excellent question! 97 degrees is the answer…

97 July 29, 2023
97 July 29, 2019
97 August 22, 2015
97 August 31, 1994
97 September 16, 2019

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, have enjoyed your website for years but don’t remember you mentioning “sea level anomaly”. Could you elaborate?

mahalo
Joanne

~~~ Hi Joanne, always good to hear that someone, in this case you, have enjoyed my website for years…thanks for letting me know!

As for your good question, a sea level anomaly in its simplest definition, is an inconsistency or deviation from the normal state of the sea level, and in this case…around the Hawaiian Islands.

Aloha, Glenn

I had trouble logging into your website. The message indicated that your website might be compromised. I had to jump through a bunch of hoops to get to your site to send this message.

~~~ Hi Bill, yes, apparently a certificate of security lapsed today, so my website went away, unless someone, like you, jumped through those hoops! I was given no warning that this was going to happen! I’m pretty sure that things will be back to normal at some point Friday.

Thank you for being a loyal reader Bill!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn…Weather Forecaster. The only profession where you can be wrong every day and not loose your job. Thank you for all you do.

~~~ Hi David down on the Big Island, right! Being in the weather forecasting business is a dream job, as you rightly point out!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
I wanted to share with you I saw a fog bow today looking towards East Maui!
What a gift!
Aloha,
Helen

~~~ Hi Helen, how cool, what a great sighting! A true weather gift!

Here’s a link to a picture of such a fog bow, some place else in the world:

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/485298575/photo/the-fogbow.jpg?s=612×612&w=0&k=20&c=j5Czd4xtXCCOD1TTcIqQ95X-PQ7xaZjQ9FXQrDYLgNE=

Thanks!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha H.W.T Readers,
I was hesitant to inquire about the Haleakala camera, thought my old Mac was the problem. Thank you Karl for noticing what I have: Starry sky all of the time? It would be nice if some of the Mauna Kea cameras were dispersed to the other islands. There are so many of them I get tired trying to scroll through them all! Perhaps changes for the better are coming.
rege
p.s. For sure need one of the cams at Glenn’s weather tower!

~~~ Hi Rege, good hearing from you again. I know, that hit and miss camera up on the summit of the Crater…grrr.

You know that’s a good idea, to get a camera for my weather tower, I’ll look into it, thanks for the idea.

I especially like the Mauna Kea cam during the winter months…when it’s snowing…or there’s lots of snow on the ground!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Just wondering where is the weather chart/map? I grew up reading those things (Dad was a weatherman, too!) and miss seeing “the bigger picture”. Haven’t seen it for a few days now…
Mahalo nui from Kaimu/Kalapana.

~~~ Hi Liz, good to hear from you down on the Big Island. Oh, your Dad was a man of the weather too! I put it back up on the Narrative page, you will see it…if not let me know.

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn. Mahalo for the updates. Will keep checking in over the upcoming hours. Be safe.

~~~ Thanks Chico, you’re very welcome! You and yours stay safe too! Aloha, Glenn

Happy Birthday, Glenn!

Is it common for the air to be very dry, hot and still as a hurricane approaches? No wind and very warm and dry here in Honoka’a yesterday in the northeast corner of the Big Island, as it continues to be this morning. The same thing happened when we lived years ago on the southeast corner of the island and a hurricane approached.

~~~ Hi Bett, thank you!

It is quite common for the subsiding air outside of the tropical cyclones active center area, to bring dry and warm air down to the surface. Calvin is still too far away to bring that type of dry air. Granted the air was very dry and shower free for the most part yesterday, although today we’re seeing more moisture arriving on the trade winds. This same dry air situation on the outskirts of a tropical cyclone, perhaps with Calvin, could clear out skies, before the clouds and showers directly associated with TC Calvin, likely arrive into the state around the middle of the upcoming work week.

Good question!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn. Dumb question: i’ve noticed a distinct correlation between high cirrus drifting over Maui from the SW and the persistence of showers over the north shore. It seems as though the filtered sunlight permits trade wind showers to drift just a little further inland. It has gotten to the point that whenever i see high cirrus approaching Maui on your satellite feeds, that I can expect a damp day here in west Haiku – even if it remains dry elsewhere on the island. It almost feels like winter conditions here today, even though I see bright blue skies over the central valley. Could there be such a localized correlation, or is it spurious?

~~~ Hi Maggie, your question is a perfectly good one, as there’s no dumb questions on this website! Does the appearance of high cirrus clouds, or even middle level altocumulus or altostratus clouds, have some direct correlation to the showery conditions along the windward side of east Maui?

These higher level clouds are carried in our direction from the more southern latitudes, in the deeper tropics…by the subtropical jet stream winds. In contrast, the lower level clouds, the cumulus and stratus clouds arrive, thanks to the trade wind flow from the northeast and east of Hawaii. So they’re actually arriving from completely different directions and locations.

So, I’d say no, the high level clouds are at a completely different layer of the atmosphere, than the lower level clouds. What I see having more to do with your windward shower activity, is the off and on arrival of low level clusters of clouds, impacting the windward coasts and slopes. In addition, when there are upper level low pressure systems in the general area, they can enhance any of this shower activity.

I’m glad you’re watching the satellite imagery, as they will foretell the arrival of these showery clouds, much more than the sight of high cirrus clouds, or middle level clouds. BTW, these icy or partly icy higher level clouds often give us those beautiful sunset colors…like we’ve been seeing lately.

Maggie, I hope this helps, I’ve always enjoyed your comments over the years, keep em’ coming!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
How tall is your weather tower? Does it have full electric, water lines and plumbing?
Can any homeowner erect one or are special permits required? { Is there a hot tub!}
Just kidding! Often try to visualize what it looks like. Suppose a picture is out of the question?
Thanks for many years of “Hawaii Weather Today” updates!
rege

~~~ Hi Rege, I’d like to respond to your valid questions, tongue in cheek if you don’t mind. The height of my “tower” is about 60 feet…give or take 35 feet or so. Yes, it has full electricity, although no plumbing, and no water. In fact this tower of my mine is where I sleep too, with windows looking out in all directions. It’s built with a mostly surrounding weather deck, where I keep a couple of chairs and my ping pong table. No, I’m afraid there’s no hot tub, although that would be very nice indeed!
You’re welcome, those many years you speak of…actually turn out to be 27 years!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn! I see the El Niño has begun since May. Any thoughts on what effects we will see on Maui?
Great job on the website and welcome back.

~~~ Hi Jerry, thanks for your welcome back to Maui!

As for the returning El Nino here in Hawaii:

Rainfall tends to be above average for most of the El Niño year. Dry conditions tend to start by the end of the El Niño year and are at their worst during the first half of the Year After El Niño. In some cases dry conditions can persist for the entire year after El Niño.
• Water supply will decrease
• Farming & crops will be damaged
• Habitats for terrestrial and marine
plants and animals will be stressed
• Health problems – bacteria in water
and food, lack of food, and
dehydration
• Wild fires risk will increase

The 2023 hurricane season outlook from NOAA is, “There is a 50% chance of above-normal tropical cyclone activity during the central Pacific hurricane season this year, according to the outlook from NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, divisions of the National Weather Service. The outlook also indicates a 35% chance for near-normal activity, and only a 15% chance of a below-normal hurricane season.

I hope this helps…

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Weatherman James,
It’s been weeks without rain or Surf.
Praying for both. Hopefully @ least rain. My grass in Ha’iku is dried up.🤣
Aloha have a nice day,
Lloyd Shiraki

~~~ Hi Lloyd, good to hear from you over there on the windward side of east Maui.

Weeks? Well, I’ll admit it has been rather dry, and not much more than some wind swell wrap at Hookipa, although…slim pickin’s indeed. Passing showers have been pretty spare too, although perhaps we may have some help during the start of the upcoming new work week. I hope so! In the old days, I mean way back there, I’ve seen all the grass in Haiku a crisp brown color…THAT was super dry!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha! I’m on north shore Oahu I envy your weather in Kula I used to live in haiku. 🙂 just curious if you know a good site for vog forecasting? I cannot find one the interagency one always seems wrong or no info? I’m very sensitive to vog!
Mahalo!

~~~ Hi Lori, sorry to hear of your sensitivity to volcanic haze (VOG). As for a forecast, are you familiar with this website:

http://weather.hawaii.edu/vmap/new/

I hope you find it useful!

Aloha, Glenn

Hello Glen, I know how you are feeling with the passing of your mother. I too left my parents to live a distance away and when my father passed and then 3 years later my mother passed, it was very hard to go back to the house where I grew up knowing that the house will be sold and will never step foot in it again. I do miss my parents but I know this, we are brought into this world to make the lives of those around us better. Our parents did that for us and now that they are gone, we do that for our family and friends.

~~~ Hello Wayne, very good to hear from you, thanks for your sincere comments about losing people in our lives, really some of the most important people…our parents!

Indeed, I’m on the same page as you, to support the lives of those around us! I am doing that, and I’ll continue doing that.

Best of luck to you my virtual friend, be well!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn…..What is your opinion about El Niño that’s predicted for this summer?
How could it affect HAWAI’I, as well as the islands of Fiji, where we may plan a trip for August or September…basically could there be more rain or less?
Thank you! Suzanne

~~~ Hi Suzanne,

Rainfall tends to be above average for most of the El Niño year. Dry conditions tend to start by the end of the El Niño year and are at their worst during the first half of the Year After El Niño. In some cases
dry conditions can persist for the entire year after El Niño.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
Hope you continue to care for yourself; it will take time and my wishes are that you experience the blessing I have – in that, I feel very close to my Mom still after about 20 years of her leaving our planet.
Best, Jo

~~~ Hi Jo, thank you for your kind words, and thank you also for the encouraging words of feeling close to our Mom’s going forward…I’m sure through the rest of our lives! I really appreciate you taking the time to write me such a sincere comment.

Aloha, Glenn

Dearest Glenn, You have been such an amazing son. Following you here with the weather and your mom reports for so many many years, you’ve brought us all into your family circle. I hope you’re able to take in all the love and support as you navigate this immeasurable loss. May you be filled with tenderness and grace. Though we have never met you are part of my Maui ohana. Our hearts are with you. Vicki

~~~ Vicki, such kind and loving words, I so much appreciate your openness. You’ve been following my words on the internet for a long time, I’m flattered! I have been filled with tenderness and grace from all quarters, I’ve been so supported by so many people, most of whom I’ve never met, although I’m finding out that it doesn’t really matter if one has met another, face to face, there can be a connection and a friendship across the internet ether!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Vicki!

Aloha, Glenn

Something like 20 years ago I met your Mom on an inbound flight. She asked if I lived on Maui and I said yes…she stated then she said you must know my son. After a bit of explaining I said yes. She was so proud of you and exuded it and LOVE.
Hang in there Glen.

~~~ Bunt, how wonderful to know this, oh my, this helps to make my day absolutely! My Mother bragged about me to everyone she saw my whole life, she loved me so much…which is why I have loved her dearly right to the end! I so much appreciate your sharing this story, it brings tears to my eyes. Thank you so much Bunt, I GREATLY enjoyed reading your words, they sent me to Heaven so to speak.

Aloha, Glenn

So very sorry, Glen, my heart goes out to you and to your mother who is flying free and looking down on you with such love.

~~~ Hi Suusann, very good to hear from you in Marin County! Thanks so much for your heartfelt words of comfort towards my Mom and I, that’s really appreciated! Flying free and showering me with love, such love…what a nice image to share with me!

Aloha, Glenn

Sending you love in this most tender moment. My mother died less than two years ago. It has been a powerful experience. Loss and gratitude, love and grief. Wishing you and your family support and a sweet sendoff.

~~~ Hi my friend Kabba, very nice to hear from you! Indeed, as you know, and now I know, losing our Mom is a powerful experience! I like the way you put it…loss and gratitude, love and grief. We are receiving your kind support…thank you kindly!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen,
Your mother was fortunate to have such a loving son.
Peace and love to you and your family from mine.

Phil

~~~ Hi Phil, good to hear from you again! Your kind words are like music to my ears on this eventful morning in our lives. Having my Mother pass away is likely the biggest lose of my life. Thank you for your well wishes to my family from yours!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Sorry to hear of your mom passing away this morning. May she be in a better space. To live a century is an incredible gift. My thoughts are with you. Take care. Aloha

~~~ Hi Jeff, thank you so much, indeed, to have lived over 100 years was an incredible gift for my Mom…and to her children as well! I feel your kind thoughts Jeff!

Aloha, Glenn

Dear Glen,
I have been a long time fan of your web site and appreciate you continuing to post despite this difficult time. Sending aloha to you and your mom from Maui.
-Susan

~~~ Hi Susan, so happy that you’ve been a long time reader of this website! Indeed, this is a most difficult time, as my Mom is ready to pass on. However, the truth is that updating this website through this ordeal, continues to give me a temporary release from the emotions that I have for my Mom. I really appreciate your kind words, and for sending Aloha to my Mom and I…you’re a kind person!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn,
Wishing you the best in this difficult transition and wishing your mom a peaceful departure as well. May she live on in your daily thoughts and memories…
With aloha,
Otter

~~~ Hello Otter, very good to hear from you during this difficult transition! Thank you for wishing my great Mom a peaceful departure, which is exactly what’s happening now. Absolutely, my Mom will live on in my memories of her through the rest of my life, my Sister’s lives, and my Brothers too.

Very kind of you to leave this caring comment Otto, thank you!

Aloha, Glenn

Thinking of you. Sending you hugs and blessings. To a long time friend, there is nothing like family. ♡

~~~ Hello Bonno, indeed my long time friend. Thank you so much for your hugs and blessings, they mean a lot to me during this very sensitive time in my life!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, I am holding you and your family in the arms of love and comfort during these difficult days. May your mother’s transition be full of grace and beloved memories of your years together.
Patti

~~~ Patti, I am so so grateful for your love and comfort during these difficult times! I appreciate your lovely words in relation to my Mother’s passage, as what more could anyone wish for…than to be full of grace and beloved memories! We have been close friends for so very long, and I just love hearing from you with these kindest of kind words! Thank you so much!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen, ❤️ to you, your Mom, and your family. It’s so good that you can all be there for her. Cheryl

~~~ Hi Cheryl, so good to hear from you, I greatly appreciate your kind words during these sad moments for the James Family!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn
I am keeping you, your Mom and the rest of your family in my thoughts and prayers as your Mom completes her final journey.

~~~ Hi Mary, I appreciate your sincere thoughts and prayers! Thank you for keeping us in mind during this time, it’s so kind of you! You’ve always been very supportive of what I have going on in my life.

Aloha, Glenn

Hey Glenn, We were surprised to see quite a bit of snow up on the mountain yesterday afternoon, Kihei side of the observatories. We were totally surprised at this unexpected snow in April. Did you get any other reports? Nice to here you are getting good days with your mom. Aloha, Marge

~~~ Hi Marge, no I didn’t get any other reports, and am really surprised that you saw snow up there…like you were! Thanks for letting me know! I heard nothing about this unusual snowfall from anyone else. Indeed, I’m happy to be having some quality time with my Mom at this time in her life, in this time in my life!

Thanks Marge!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
I sure hope your mom is feeling better today.
Please give her our best!

~~~ Hello Helen, that’s such a nice thing to say, and I appreciate your kindness! She was feeling better today, which was a big relief for me! I will tell her tomorrow that you wished her well.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn! Hope you’re enjoying your visit with your mom! It’s been years since I last emailed. Here on Kaua’i, I use your page daily! Thanks for all you do! My wife is coming to Maui this week to hike Haleakala two cabins Tuesday night, and Wednesday night with long hikes in between. We have done the circuit about 25 years ago. Pretty hard to tell what the weather will be on those days, any suggestions would be appreciated.

~~~ Hi Del, good to hear from you…thanks for using my website for your daily weather information! As for your wife’s trip into the Haleakala Crater, I’d suggest that she use the following page for the weather outlook ahead for the Crater.

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php?zone=HIZ022

It gets updated many times each day, so she can consult the information on a daily basis as her time to hike into the Crater approaches. I hope she has a fabulous experience…I’ve been in and out of the Crater many, many times while living here on Maui.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn!
Next week (3/28-4/3) will be my first time in Hawaii (Oahu) and I have been stressed because all the main weather sites have forecasted that it will be raining the whole time. Luckily, I was referred to your site by some more seasoned visitors and it’s helped calm my nerves and reassure I’ll get to see some sun during my stay. Just wanted to say thanks & that you have a wonderful and extraordinarily informative site!

~~~ Hi Gianna, good to hear with you, and glad to hear that you have a vacation planned on Oahu…which is a great island. I’m happy that you found more encouraging weather forecasts for your planned visit…on my site! I’d like to thank you very much for your generous and very kind comments…I greatly appreciate that!

I’m sure you will have a very pleasant visit to Hawaii, and will very likely head back home with a warm afterglow.

Aloha, Glenn

Hello Glen!
What’s the forecast for March 21-23 in Poipu?

~~~ Hello Maile, the forecast for Poipu on the dates you request are just beyond my forecast window. However, soon the 21st of March forecast will be available. I’d suggest that you refer to the following page, and it will give you forecast updates 4-times a day as you get closer to your arrival date on the beautiful island of Kauai:

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/kauai.php?zone=HIZ031

You will have a fabulous time on Kauai!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, I love your website. I always refer to it when we come to Hawaii. My wife and I are coming to Maui and staying in Wailea 3/16 – 3/22. Any outlook on the long term forecast? Thank you

~~~ Hi Jim, so glad that you refer to my website when you have a planned trip here to paradise!

Your date of arrival is still just past my furthest weather forecast outlook, however, I’d recommend that you use this website to find out what you’ll be having weatherwise when you arrive…it’s updated four times a day:

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php?zone=HIZ049

I’d say at this point, you are in luck!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi James
I’m hiking the Kalalau Trail March 20/25. Any speculation on the weather coming up at that time?
Mahalo, Ian

~~~ Hello Ian, that should be a great hike! However, in regards to what the weather will be like that on Kauai, that far out into the future…I don’t have a clue!

I’d suggest that as the time gets closer for your hike, you refer to this weather forecast page to get the particulars:

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/kauai.php?zone=HIZ029

Best of luck…

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

When can we expect to have some drier weather and at least a little sunshine on the Kohala coast on Big Island?

~~~ Hi Mary, good to hear from you over on the Big Island. I’d say you’ll have the best chance of seeing some, at least partial sunshine, would be next Wednesday and Friday. Be had a little muted sunshine here in Kula today, which was nice…just before it started to rain again.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi
I have been a big fan of your website and
your dedication to your craft should be honored!
My question is
That i live in haiku and I would like
to know what u recommend for me
to track the rain .
Thx
Aloha
David

~~~ Hi David, good to hear from you, and thank you very much for your high praise for my dedication to reporting weather here in the islands!

I’m not exactly sure what you mean by how to track the rain? Actually, everything you need is updated on my Glenn’s Narrative Page…many, many times of day. If you scroll down from the top of the page, you’ll find how much rain has fallen on Maui, usually updated each hour, unless I’m playing Pickleball, out for a walk, or down in Paia shopping.

If you want on Haiku’s specific rainfall, this is where to find that, just scroll down the Narrative page until you see Island of Maui…and then look down the list for Haiku:

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?issuedby=HFO&product=RRA&site=hfo

In addition of course you can look for the looping radar image for Oahu and Maui County / and also Maui County and the Big Island, and then you can see what rain is coming your way.

I hope this helps, if not, let me know more specifically what you are looking for.

Thanks again for using my website…

Aloha, Glenn

Very exciting and worrisome storm approaching. Mahalo for the top notch updates. Will be back many times thru the upcoming weekend. Be safe all. Glenn, Mahalo from all that check this page on a daily basis.

~~~ Hi Chico, good to hear from you. Good words to describe what we have going on here in the islands now. You are very welcome, I greatly enjoy keeping everyone updated on the latest weather conditions, I honestly never get tired of doing this year in and year out.

Stay dry Chico…

Aloha, Glenn

Hi, we are on our way to the airport now to fly to Maui Feb 16th through 21st to visit family. We have a 2-year old. Should we be turning back and canceling the trip? Our flight boards in an hour 🫣

~~~ Hi Sony, by the time I received your comment/question, I’m pretty sure you are either in the air flying here, or you’re already here. So your question about cancelling your trip isn’t up for an answer now. Granted, there will be rain while you are here for your short visit, although I’ll bet you’ll have a better time than you might be worrying about! Best of luck!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi, Glenn.
Thank you for this amazing resource. Hoping you might be able to weigh in on our dilemma. We have a tent camping trip planned in Maui 2/16-2/21. 1 night Olowalu, 2 nights Wai’anapanapa, then last 2 nights Hosmer Grove in Haleakala. We are prepared for rain everywhere and freezing temps on Haleakala. Our tent withstands wind fairly well. However, while we know the weather can be variable, it appears that conditions may be worse than usual and potentially unsafe given flash flood warnings and potential wind conditions. Are we interpreting the weather reports correctly? It was some serious effort to pull off this trip and we really don’t want to cancel, but also want to be responsible. It’s just hard to tell how serious or potentially dangerous the conditions might be in these areas. Any thoughts are beyond appreciated as we struggle to decide whether to cancel or not. Many thanks for your time!

~~~ Hi Meghan, you’re really putting me on the spot…smiling. Personally, I wouldn’t cancel, and would just take what I got. It sounds like you will be well prepared, and let’s not forget…you will be on Maui. I don’t see your areas being particularly flood prone, although I certainly can’t know for sure. You will be getting into some rainy weather, although you already know that. So, yes, I would just make the best of it, and I’ll bet you find it to be not as bad as you might fear. Best of Luck, and I’m sure you’ll have more fun than you might think!

Aloha, Glenn

Hello Glenn, we will be traveling to Maui Feb 19-26. We will be in Lahaina on Ka’anapali Beach. Should I be checking the weather for Lahaina Leeward West region? Thank you, Tiffany

~~~ Hi Tiffany, good to hear from you. Yes, you should use the Leeward West Maui weather forecast page.

You’ve picked a good area of Maui to visit. That coastal area of West Maui is one of the driest and warmest in the state. I trust that you will have nice weather, with lots of warm sunshine, and not many showers…at least for the beginning of your vacation. Beyond that it’s too far out into the future to know what will be happening next.

Best of luck, I’m sure you’ll have a fabulous time here on Maui!

Aloha, Glenn

Oh no! We are traveling to Kauai and will be staying in Poipu with three very young children from today until the 24th. Will it be dumping rain the entire time? We’re so disappointed. What is the probability that there will be some breaks?

~~~ Hi Kate, indeed, I understand your feelings about the weather here in the islands. We’re definitely experiencing winter weather, no doubt about it. During your long stay you will definitely have some sunny periods, in between the showers that will be falling at times. I’d say that despite the weather, you’ll have a great time on Kauai, it’s a wonderful place to be!

I’d recommend that you use this forecast page to help plan your daily activities, and it gets updated several times each day:

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/kauai.php

Just click on the map to see the forecast for that particular area.

Happy Valentine’s Day, and best of luck!

Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
which forecast zone should I use for hiking the Kahakapao and loop trail? Judging from the map, I believe it would be windward Haleakala.

Mahalo

Dan

~~~ Hi Dan, that’s correct, you would use the windward Haleakala forecast map. I’m not sure if you are going today, although if so…be sure to bring rain gear!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen,

Thanks very much for your continued local forecasts! It is very helpful as part of managing Haena State Park access to keep parkgoers and staff safe and updated.

Mahalo mahalo mahalo
Jeremy

~~~ Hi Jeremy, good to hear from you up there on Kauai! Great to know that you are using my website to inform others, thank you very much for that…and for letting me know!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
How does the weather look in north west maui (napilli) from feb 7-11?
Thanks,
Elsa

~~~ Hi Elsa, good question, although my forecasts only go out through February 5th…so I don’t rightly know what it will be like during your vacation.

I’d recommend that when your time gets closer, that you consult with this forecast page:

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php?zone=HIZ018

Best of luck!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen!

We are here in Wailea and wondering… when will this rain stop? I want to spend some time basking in the sun on the beautiful beaches!

~~~ Hi Christine, I totally understand your desire to have this wet spell end…I’m sure many others feel the same way.

Looking at the latest forecast, it appears that you might have to wait until Monday or even Tuesday, and then, through the rest of next week…sunny weather will return during the days!

I hope you can wait it out!

Aloha, Glenn

Hey there! We will be visiting Maui from Jan 25th to the 30th and were going to be visiting different areas on the island, hoping to be in Hana from the 26th to the 27th, given the weather would it still be safe to drive out there? Will we still have sunny breaks through out our time on the island? Getting a little nervous with the forecast for our time there haha thanks Glen!

~~~ Hi Sasha, great news, you’ll be visiting our wonderful island of Maui soon! I don’t think you need to be overly nervous, however there will be some showers falling at times during your vacation. It is after all the heart of winter, even here in the tropics. You won’t have constant rainy weather by any means, there will be periods of warm sunny weather without showers too. As for keeping track of the daily weather conditions, including your trip out to Hana, I suggest that you use this weather forecast page, and simply click on the areas you are interested in on a daily basis…depending upon where you want to go:

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php

Have a wonderful time, I know you will!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi! We will be coming to Maui 1/28 – 2/4 for my great aunt’s 90th birthday. We are getting super nervous looking at the weather forecast as it is showing rain/thunderstorms almost every day for Lahaina. Will we likely be seeing a lot of rain during this time?

Thanks!!

~~~ Hello Courtney, good to hear that you’ll be visiting Maui later this month into the early part of February! My forecasts only go out through the 27th of this month. However, I don’t know where you are getting these forecasts for further out in time, however, I can guarantee you that those forecasts of a lot of rain are inaccurate.

By the way, typically, Lahaina is one of the warmest and driest places in the state. You’ll be fine, and I suggest that you use this webpage for seeing the more accurate forecasts for the time period coming up later this month:

https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php?zone=HIZ018

Again, you are going to have a very nice vacation!

Aloha, Glenn

Hello, we will be vacationing in Lahaina from January 20-29th. As mentioned in a previous comment we also noticed that longer range forecasts are showing it to be cooler and wetter during that period. Do you have any insight what the weather may be like beyond next weekend? Thanks!

~~~ Hello Andrew, good to hear that you’ll be vacationing here in Lahaina, Maui soon! The first three days of your trip should be very nice! Unfortunately, it’s too soon to know what the weather will be doing after next weekend.

I’d highly recommend that you consult with this weather forecasting page: https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php?zone=HIZ018

as we move through this week. Fortunately, you have picked Lahaina as a destination, which is one of the warmest and driest areas in the state!

Best of luck!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha, Glenn! My family is coming to Kaanapali on January 29-February 5. Would you be able to give me any insight to what the weather may look like? I’m seeing forecasts through the 28th that are showing a lot of rain and thunderstorms and I’m getting nervous.

~~~ Hi Carrie, it’s nice to hear that your family will be vacationing on the upper West side of Maui…great area! As for some sort of reasonable forecast during your future dates, I don’t have a clue. It’s way too far in advance, and whoever might try and give you a forecast, would just be guessing.

I’d recommend using this page
https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php?zone=HIZ018

to check on the latest forecast…as it gets closer to your arrival time. I’ll hazard a guess that you’ll love being here…no matter what the weather may be like then.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha, Glen. You’re the first thing I look at every morning for the past 10 years! since Kilauea is erupting again please put the VOG tracker back up.
Mahalo

~~~ Hi Johnny, great to hear that you are reading my weather stuff each day!

I have put the Vog tracker back up, thanks for the reminder.

Aloha, Glenn

Glen Howzit, We are missing a few links this morning. Closer View/To Windy and the 2 others on the same line. Happy New Year.

~~~ Hi David, I accidentally deleted those links, they’re back where they were…thanks for pointing that out!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn
The series of Low pressure systems up North near Alaska, displayed on the Blue Orb as clouds, look like a perfect wave at Pipeline ….the beach being represented by the Hawaiian islands!
As always thank you fur your most informative site.

~~~ Hi Doug, I see that breaking wave (deep low pressure system) towards the Gulf of Alaska from here in Hawaii…along with its perfectly shaped comma shaped cold front, the tail-end of which will bring us some fairly minor moisture, and some cool north breezes ahead of and in its wake. Cool stuff this weather!

Aloha, Glenn

p.s. thanks for your positive comment about my website!

Aloha Stargazers ( and Glenn) Venus and Mercury pair up in the evening sky for an interesting sunset/ twilight conjunction ! Look low in the west, Venus is bright and easy to spot.

Venus and Mercury have been getting closer in our sky for a few weeks. And today, December 28, 2022, they’re at their closest. Their conjunction happens at 9 UTC on December 29, 2022. That’s when Mercury will sweep 1.4 degrees north of Venus on our sky’s dome. And that’s about the width of three full moons. Look for them is after sunset. You’ll find them low in the west, near the sunset point.

The pair is in twilight. If you can’t see Mercury, aim binoculars at Venus to view Mercury and Venus in a single binocular field. Also, you can spot the ringed planet, Saturn, nearby, a hand above following the ecliptic. Keep looking UP ! Jupiter is at the top of the sky, followed by brilliant red/orange Mars rising in the east.

~~~ Hi Roberto, thanks for passing along this interesting information!

Aloha, Glenn

Thank you for having this informative site still! I log in every year before our annual trip – which starts tomorrow for 2 weeks! Looks like we dodged the impressive storm by a few days. How is the brown water and is it dissipating or sticking around for a bit?

~~~ Hi Yvette, you’re very welcome, I appreciate your positive comment about my website. You did miss that big Kona storm the last several days. As for the silt in the ocean, carried there by the heavy rains, it was certainly evident yesterday, and actually the day before too. However, I just walked out on my deck here in upper Kula, and looked down towards the ocean in Kihei, and I don’t see it any longer. It might still be around in other areas, although I think you lucked out in that regard too.

Happy Holidays…

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Envious of your extreme weather conditions there. I hope Your hale stays safe and your power stays on so you can enjoy it. I heard About the Hawaiian Airlines flight. Take care, and enjoy your weather!
Nancy

~~~ Hi Nancy, good to hear from you there in Sebastopol. Yes, my flight back to Maui recently was quite turbulent. It’s certainly very gusty this evening here in Kula, although better than being in an airplane flying up high! Envious, I know what you mean, however this time around It’s my turn to enjoy some wild weather…I haven’t been in any of late. It will be interesting to see how this weather system treats the islands tonight and tomorrow!

Happy Holiday’s to you and your husband…

Aloha, Glenn

Hey Glenn, thanks for finding/posting Big Blue, such an interesting and dramatic weather view, especially this time of year with the fronts sweeping down. Feel like I’m in a space ship looking at ol Mother Earth! Mahalos, Roberto

~~~ Hi Roberto, you’re welcome, I’ve always really liked this Canadian Satellite image as well.

Happy Holiday’s…

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, tried to find “Big Blue” , the satellite image of the whole Pacific? Is it still in orbit? It was such a great image and interesting weather wise… and welcome back. Chilly this morning in Makawao and … pretty good meteor activity last night, even with the last quarter moon. Happy Holidays

~~~ Hi Roberto, good to hear from you again. I found that Big Blue satellite image you were referring to, by the way you can click on the image to make it larger:

https://weather.gc.ca/data/satellite/goes_gwdisk11_1070_100.jpg

I’ll check out the meteors tonight, that is if I can peel myself out from under my warm down comforter!

Happy Holiday’s to you as well!

Aloha, Glenn

Hello Glen
I am a former resident of Maui (1967-1979) and I keep my connection to Hawaii through your site. It is informative and entertaining and your writing style is truly in the spirit of Hawaii. Although much has changed since my days there, the beauty and the weather are always the same.
Keep up the good work.
Aloha
Jon Robertson

~~~ Hi Jon, good to hear from you, and I’m glad to know you stay in touch with the Hawaiian Island via my weather website. I greatly appreciate your positive feedback as well, in regards to what I present on a daily basis.

Yes indeed, our Hawaiian Islands remain as beautiful and serene as always, hopefully they will remain that way forever.

Happy Holiday’s Jon…

Aloha, Glenn

Howzit Brah,
Thank you for sharing the beautiful picture of your Mom!

Now I know where you got your great hair from!
Enjoy the rest of your visit in California and I’ll see you in Maui {someday}.

Yes to good will and love to all on our planet, and the rest of the universe as well!

rege

~~~ Hi Rege, and it’s been a while since I’ve heard from you as well…thanks for your positive feedback! Yes, my Mom is still beautiful even at 100 years old. I’ve always appreciated my hair, even though it has turned gray.

I’m coming to the tail-end of my extended stay in California and Oregon, and it won’t be long before I return home to Maui.

Happy Holidays my friend, to you and yours…

Aloha, Glenn

God Bless Your Mom!

~~~ Hi Rick, thank you so much!

Happy Holiday’s to you and yours.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen, How sweet to see that picture of your mom! Hello Mrs. James! Indeed you look wonderful!
Nancy

~~~ Hi Nancy, great to hear from you, and thanks for your positive feedback on my Mom…Dorothy James. I will let her know you said to say hello to her.

Hope you and your husband have a Happy Holiday Season!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha La, Glenn,

What is that mega-low blob that looks like it will shoot straight northward past Kaua’i Sunday or Monday. THAT seems very unusual. Unless one recalls November 1992 and November, 1982.

~~~ Hi Jeff, haven’t heard from you in a while. That blob is an upper level low far to the northeast, with an associated low beneath it. This area of low pressure is the one that spawned yesterday’s vigorous cold front…that sweep through the state on Thanksgiving. It’s moving away towards the northeast it appears, with the cold front now just south of the Big Island.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn- Very long time follower….Are you sure about those Long Beach temps? Seems like you are way too cold.

~~~ Hi Jerry, I totally understand your questioning my thermometer! I sometimes do that myself. However, the truth is that I do believe those low temperature numbers. I put my temperature sensor on a low chair, out in the middle of the lawn in my Mom’s backyard.

I tested it against my friend Bob’s thermometer while I was up in Bend Oregon recently, and they showed similar numbers. While I was at my friend Linda’s up in Marin County, I put it on a fence railing, and when I was recording temperatures in the high 20’s during a cold spell…there was ice on all the nearby roofs.

While home in Kula, Maui, my thermometer reads quite close to my neighbors thermometer as well.

So, despite my readings being way colder than the thermometer output at the nearby Long Beach Airport, I trust my La Cross Technology Outdoor/Indoor thermometer.

Thanks for your inquiry…

Glenn

Aloha Glen,
It’s been seriously windy on Maui! Why?

~~~ Hi Char, it has been windy lately as you point out, and this coming week looks to continue that trend. Looking at weather maps lately, and through the upcoming week or so, it appears that we’ll continue to have rather robust trade wind producing high pressure systems parked far north-northeast, and even further away…in the Gulf of Alaska.

At the same time, there’s been an elongated trough of low pressure (running east to west) well south of Hawaii, in the deeper tropics, referred to as the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

It’s a meteorological fact that the air coming out of a high pressure center…moves towards areas of low pressure. Thus, our trade winds arrive from the northeast and east. In addition, the stronger the high pressure systems to our north, and the deeper the troughs of low pressure to our south…are the weather features (working in tandem) that prompt the strong trade winds you’ve referred to.

I hope this helps,

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Nov. 4 today and I do not see the “closer view” etc.
on your report. It is useful to get a visual on the
weather patterns.
Wishing you a fine visit with your family and friends.
Aloha,
Marjorie

~~~ Hi Majorie, I accidentally deleted that link, I have put it back now…thanks for letting me know.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Bro!
Looks like i will miss you again, after a three year covid lockdown. Was planning to drop in on your pickle ball session! We are very happy you are spending time with your Mom and sibs in California. Make it a time to remember. If you and I make it to one hundred years we will surely meet some day. Tell your Mom we love her and thank her for bearing such a fine son! As always thanks for the great “Hawaii Weather Today”!
Bring us some sunshine and blue skies in the next weeks if you can.

Rege

~~~ Hi Rege, good to hear from you again! It would have been fun to finally meet you, as you sauntered onto the Pickleball courts on Maui. However, as you noted, I’m here with my Mom in Long Beach, CA, which I do each autumn. I trust you will have a wonderful time in paradise, and absolutely, I will tell my Mom your very positive acknowledgement about me…thank you very much my friend! And oh yes, I’m putting in a special weather request for sunny weather.

Aloha, Glenn

It was so nice to see rain over the Central Valley today. I hope it gets some more! Though, I hope the upcountry reservoirs also get their fill.

~~~ Hi Amanda, yes, Maui got some good early autumn rains the last few days! It looks like we’ll be getting more of this precipitation over the next week or so…off and on at least.

Aloha, Glenn

I have a friend doing research on marine mammals off of Nome Alaska who reports the research vessel is steaming North to get out of the way of a disturbance in that area.
Can you report on the system up there.
Thanks

~~~ Hi Marilyn, here’s a story about this storm:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alaska-prepares-powerful-storm-said-strongest-decade-rcna48167

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, please keep us posted about any tsunami related news from the big quake in New Guinea! Yikes!

~~~ Hi Mike, there is no negative tsunami threat for the islands…thank goodness!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn, I’m not sure about CC for ocean fish, I do know that overfishing is causing a decline for sure. The Chinese have fleets that go in and suck up all the fish in certain areas. I know the just got caught down near the Galapagos islands. We need to eat fish not bugs. And not farmed fish.

~~~ Hi Michael, good to hear from you. I’m troubled by the overfishing issue myself! I’m also concerned about how clean, or should I say dirty the ocean is these days. We dump so much pollution in our oceans, that to tell you the truth, I’ve stopped eating fish for the most part…which I’ve enjoyed very much in the past. On occasion I’ll buy some fresh salmon that has been wild caught in Alaskan waters, that’s about all I’ll eat these days. I love Ahi Tuna, both raw and cooked, although haven’t had any of that either.

Aloha, Glenn

It would appear that Kahului is experiencing some kind of localized climate change, consistently breaking records for temperature highs when other locations are not. Why has it become the state’s hot spot? Or did NWS just move their thermometer?

~~~ Hi Tomas, that is a good question. As for a localized climate change for the AP in Kahului, I doubt that’s it, although I think you already know that. I’ve talked to the NWS a couple of times about what’s up with the higher high’s than any other major AP in the state. Apparently there’s been a couple of thermometer moves over the last year or two, and perhaps that has something to do with this issue. It’s a tough call, and honestly I don’t rightly know exactly why Kahului is so darn hot, and keeps tying or breaking records this month.

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn—Wailea got about 3” of rain in a downpour Wednesday between 2 and 3pm.

~~~ Hi Alan, thanks for your report! From here at my place I could see the dark gray towering cumulus down your way, and was hoping that they were depositing some much needed water to the leeward side of east Maui. I wish you could send some of that precipitation up here to Kula!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
We are staying at The Grand Wailea in Maui. The weather channel is showing rain Wednesday through Saturday. I’ve been told not to go by those websites. Please tell me the forecast will be different than what I’m seeing !!
Thanks!!

~~~ Hi Lynn, good question. I anticipate that Wailea might have some rain over the next day or two, although as for rain everyday between Wednesday and Saturday…out of the question. You will have plenty of daytime sunshine, no doubt. I recommend using this weather page for your latest Wailea forecast:
https://www.hawaiiweathertoday.com/maui.php?zone=HIZ049

Best of luck!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn and thanks for keeping us informed on the weather. Question for you please – we were told to expect a quiet Pacific hurricane season but an active Atlantic one. So far we’ve seen the reverse with six named storms so far in the Pacific and just two I think in the Atlantic. Do you have any thoughts on this please?

~~~ Hi Graham, good to hear from you. It’s very true, the eastern Pacific has had the bulk of the tropical cyclone activity so far this 2022 hurricane season. It’s also true the major models suggested that the Atlantic would see the majority of the tropical cyclones this season, through the end of November. This may be the cue here, it’s still very early on in the long June-November hurricane season. We have a long ways to go, so things could shift around over the next couple of months and beyond. I suppose the old saying “time will tell” whether the models were right on, or got their signals crossed…may be the ultimate answer to your good question. I’ll be keeping tabs on all the activity across the globe here, on this website. Thanks for using my website, and you are very welcome…I enjoy keeping you abreast of everything weather!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn,
On a work trip to Honolulu this week, first thing I did this morning was check your weather page. Sending you some aloha and belated birthday wishes.
Take care,
Christina

~~~ Hi Christina, thanks for your comment! I remember you from the past somewhere along the line, was it at the Pacific Disaster Center way back when? At any rate, it seems as if you were involved with weather, was it the National Weather Service? Thanks for your Aloha and your belated Happy Birthday wishes too! Be well my friend…

Aloha, Glenn

Happy Birthday Glenn!

Many thanks to you for your continuing service to the Maui and Hawaii community with vital weather information. I love the way you package the information for ease of consumption with everything you need on your website. Please enjoy your day and have fun in this upcoming year!

Aloha,
Dwight

~~~ Hi Dwight, very nice of you to wish me a Happy Birthday! I love keeping you, and all of my valued readers, abreast of all the latest information available to me. I’m glad too that you approve of the packaging I use to share with you…it’s certainly changed many, many times over the last 26 years that I’ve been doing this website. I’m very much enjoying this birthday!

Aloha, Glenn

Thanks for the info on Bonnie, very interesting.

~~~ Hi Allan, you’re very welcome, happy to know you found it interesting!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Mahalo Glen
Date stamp on satellite views June 25
New Moon June 28 here we are!
Appreciate your work very much,
Erica

~~~ Hi Erica, thanks for your comments! On the narrative page, I see that all the satellite images actually have the appropriate date stamp. When I go to the satellite page, which I’m sorry to say is unworthy of being on the website anymore, things go south I’m afraid. I will be taking it down asap.

Ah yes, the new moon, and time for new beginnings as I understand it. Thanks for letting us know that here we are!

Thanks too for letting me know you appreciate this website, that helps to make my day…thank you!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn- I’m afraid you’ll have to get used to the crowds too!!

~~~ Hi Jerry, fortunately I don’t often go down country, pretty much always upcountry while I’m on Maui…which isn’t crowded in my neck of the woods.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn. Please note the “Haleakala Crater” camera is now active. You should be able to refresh your link by going to Haleakala National Park’s website, or: https://www.nps.gov/hale/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm. Thanks for your work and the service that you provide the community.

~~~ Hi Jeremy, I appreciate your letting me know, I will change the wording in relation to the Haleakala Crater webcam right now.

Aloha, Glenn

OMG, Happy 100th Birthday to your MoM, Glenn!
What a milestone…and gosh, those are some good genes to have.
Safe travels to you on your return to your/our island home.
Looking forward to having you back to help explain these upcountry showers we see right above us.

~~~ Hi Teresa, good to hear from you. I know, it’s almost unbelievable that my Mom has reached the 100 year old mark!

Thanks for your safe travels wishes as I fly back to Maui on Friday. As I’m sure you know, upcountry leeward Maui can use all the rain we can get this time of year…as we head into the summer dry spell.

Aloha, Glenn

Good genes! Here’s to l00 for you all. Pickleball players (and their folks) are the best.

((**))

~~~ Hi Judy, my Mom sure does have good genes, and perhaps they have passed down to me…I hope so, so that I can play pickleball for many more years!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
It’s been raining here, up in Kula, almost all day!!
So far .25 “ at 7:30 pm on Saturday – nice and light.
Aloha to you and Mom,
Pamela & Richard
PS
Richard’s sister turns 80 on 6/7!

~~~ Hi Pamela and Richard, good to hear from you there in Kula! That’s such good news about the all day light rain upcountry, as Varsha has been telling me how dry it’s been lately. 80 is getting right up there, although falls way short of my Mom’s 100…although it’s interesting that they both share the same Birth date. I’ll be needing to order eggs and Kefir from you, as I get back to Maui June 10th. Looking forward to the short drive over to your place…hopefully on the morning of June 11th.

Be well you two!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Happy birthday to your mother. What is the actual day? My mother would have been 103 on May 24 th.
Over these many years that I have been enjoying your website, I have hoped that she would indeed meet this extraordinary milestone.
Thanks for sharing in all things that bring happiness and thought to many people.
Mahalo
Douglas

~~~ Hi Douglas, very good to hear from you again. My Mom’s 100th Birthday occurs on June 7th, she was born in 1922. I’m very happy that you have enjoyed this website over the many years you have been logging on. I began the site way back in 1996, before websites were well known. The way you put it, that this site brings happiness and good thoughts to my readers…is truly endearing! I appreciate you taking the time to write such generous praise for my ongoing work!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn 👋
Yes! Thank you! Your site today, presents, photo!
Rugged painterly lit volcanic coast dynamics…
Mahalo Aloha

~~~ Hi Erica, nice to hear from you, I’m very pleased that you are enjoying the photo’s which I choose to share with you today…thanks for letting me know!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Happy to report we are getting some rain up here in Olinda! We are very blessed.

~~~ Hi Helen, great news, this late season rain has been a true blessing for many areas in the state, thanks for letting us know that Olinda is getting into the action too!

Aloha, Glenn

How ironic, Glenn, if a small number of Africans are the only humans to survive a nuclear bomb holocaust. Our species began there. It may well be reliant on our origins for people there to once again perpetuate Homo sapiens.

But of course this data is to urge all people to find a solution to the current threat. This is no time for complacency.

~~~ Hi Bett, thanks very much for your astute comment, and I totally agree with your assessment…this is not a time for complacency!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, I really enjoy your weather commentary. Maybe I missed a prior discussion, but what are the reasons for our especially dry conditions that past Winter and going forward?

~~~ Hi Robert, thanks for your positive comment about my weather commentaries. As for why we continue to have dry weather, the long and short of it is that we continue to have blocking high pressure systems between here and the west coast. This acts as a buffer for rainy weather, in terms of cold fronts that often penetrate into the islands from the mid-latitudes.

These blocking high’s to the northeast, have associated ridges, which extend down into the area north and northwest of Hawaii. The ridges shunt rain bearing cold fronts by to our north, or stall them before arriving here in the state. I hope this overly simplified explanation helps some. Let’s hope that we get some rain before we get into our dry summer season!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen: thanks for sharing your weather expertise. Just curious, which L.B. high school did you attend? I went to Wilson.

~~~ Hi Linda, you’re very welcome! I went to Millikan HS…a long time ago!

Aloha, Glenn

So Glenn,
During the Winter and colder temperatures, do you have a wood stove or any heat in your home? Or do you just freeze and endure?

~~~ Hi Alan, your question made me chuckle. No I don’t have a wood stove. I have my weather tower upstairs, and that’s where I do my work and sleep. Off this, I have my weather deck, which gives me my big bi-coastal view…including of course the beautiful West Maui Mountains.

Down below, I have my outdoor shower, small living room, small dining table, kitchen and bathroom…and I do have a gas heater, which I don’t often use, although enjoy it briefly some mornings after my work and walk are done, and I’m making my breakfast.

At any rate, getting back to your good question, upstairs I don’t have a heater, and it’s where I leave all my windows and sliding glass door open (I do have window screens of course). I get up at 415am every morning of the week, so as you can imagine it’s cold not only outside…but also inside where I work.

I have warm down comforters, and when I get up, I have a very warm Canadian down jacket, shearling wool slippers, and I drape a 300 weight Canadian fleece parka over my legs. The only part of me that gets cold is my hands. So…yes my hands are often freezing, and I endure that willingly.

You might be thinking why doesn’t he just close his windows and door, and get a space heater inside? That’s what made me chuckle, there’s just something about me that wants to be in touch with the weather as much as possible at all times…maybe I’m a little nuts in that regard!

I think of myself as a man of the weather…rather than a weatherman.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn from cold Keokea!
I am wondering what is the elevation where you live? I am at 3200 ft. and it has been so cold in the mornings this week.
I also want to thank you for your work on this weather site. I love the accuracy, the information and the photos you display.
Aloha,
Catherine

~~~ Hi Catherine, oh yes, the entire leeward slope of the Haleakala Crater, especially from around the 3,000 feet elevation and up has been cold at night into the early morning hours. The clear skies and nighttime downslope land breezes are bringing cold air over us. In addition, the dry and stable atmosphere is lending its chilly aspects to the mix.

I’m at near 3,200′ here near Crater Road, like you are over in Keokea. As long as this huge blocking high pressure system remains parked off the northern California coast, we’ll continue to have chilly to very chilly nights. Not sure about you, although I sleep under two down comforters, and turn to my heavy duty down parka as soon as I get out of bed, with a 300 weight fleece parka draped over my legs (both garments are from Taiga Works in Vancouver B.C). This combo keeps me warm while I sit here starting work at 415am each morning. It’s my exposed fingers that feel the cold most. Thanks for getting in touch Catherine!

Aloha, Glenn

Oh yeah, thanks too for your positive comments of my website!

We have been in Washington for Christmas and are coming home to Kahului Jan. 3rd. We want to wish you a happy new year. Mahalo for your wonderful website.

~~~ Hi Bill, I imagine you had your fair share of cold and snowy weather for Christmas…at least most areas in WA did. Good that you’re coming home in a few days, it will be certainly warmer here.

Thanks for your generous feedback on my website!

Happy New Year!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

Just wanted to let you know we have been following your forecasts and narrative for many years now and we ALWAYS use your site as our “go-to” for Hawaii weather. We live in Vancouver BC and try to get to Maui whenever we can. Your site is by FAR the best and most accurate all the time!

Anyway, just wanted to wish you Happy New Year and keep up the good work!

Barb

~~~ Hi Barb, great to hear from you up there in snowy Vancouver! I’m happy to know that you’ve been along for this weather ride for so very long!

Thank you so much for your generous praise and acknowledgment, it’s so kind of you, and I take it to heart for sure!

Happy New Year to you my friend!

Aloha, Glenn

Merry Christmas Glenn. I understand your situation with mom as I am in a similar situation, but closer. Best wishes for the New Year for the both of you.
Aloha, Glenn in South Jersey.

~~~ Hi Glenn, and a very Merry Christmas to you as well! It’s tough when our Mom’s get older…that’s for sure! Best wishes to your Mom as well! Aloha, Glenn

As for your interest in whether or not the Christmas spirit will visit you this year, I can say that your spirit of giving glows bright throughout the year for us who receive your gifts when we come to see you for the weather.. It remains a certain pleasure to daily unwrap the unique messages you deliver with each report and forecast. Glenn, you never fail to gift us with an authentic and integral version of the job you possess – one which gives us all a lovely and personal experience with our weather and our home. I understand the hesitance to feel any magic these days, particularly in a world and season that seems to be largely gripped by motives outside of the greater wonder that is Christmas, but I wish for you that spirit of Christmas enters your home and heart in whichever way that it might allow you to feel the gratitude that so many have for this aspect of your work here in this life. Merry Christmas friend.

~~~ Hello Luke, it’s comments like yours that lift me up and keep me going, through thick and thin! I greatly appreciate your candid and sincere words of praise. I must say that your generous acknowledgment almost brought tears to my eyes, as when I was reading your comment yesterday, I was deeply concerned with my Mother’s health in California. I’ve spent lots of time in California during 2021, in large measure to be with my Mom, or at least close enough that I could be by her side quickly. Now that I’m back on Maui, it seems like a long ways from her rest home.

It’s true this year has been a tough one, actually the last two years for that matter! We all have our various ways of feeling what’s going on in the world, and dealing with it in our own personal way. I feel very fortunate to have the weather to lean into on a daily basis, it comforts me on many levels, and I love being able to share it with all of you devoted website readers…through the past several decades and more.

Happy Holiday’s Luke, and I do consider you a friend as well…definitely.

Glenn

Aloha Glenn, wind weather question … what are the dynamics of wind blowing 90 mph on the top of Haleakala and it was basically calm here in Makawao ? PS: welcome back to da Rock 🙂 RL

~~~ Hi Roberto, thanks for your question, although it’s not a simple answer I’m afraid. There are three levels of the atmosphere, low, middle and high. Often the winds are blowing in different directions and speeds in each of these three levels. In this case, with 90 mph winds atop the Haleakala Crater, and 100 mph winds over the summits on the Big Island…these high peaks jutted up into the middle level atmosphere wind flow, where the strong, sometimes jet stream level winds were much stronger than say down in Makawao. Then of course there is the direction of the winds, which plays an important roll as well. For instance, it might be very windy from the trade wind direction all along the windward sides of Maui, and in Kihei or Wailea…they would be much lighter, due to the topography. I could probably go on and on, although I think I’ll stop here. I hope this helps a little at least.

Thanks for your welcome back!

Aloha, Glenn

Welcome back finally Glenn! Hope your Maui life is getting back to normal after that long trip away that so many our age seem to have to make.
You posted >10″ rain recorded at ‘Kula 1’ station monday. What part of Kula is that?
You’re amazing, somehow keeping your site going while flying 2500 miles back to a Kona storm site!

~~~ Hi Pat, thanks for your welcome back! The Kula 1 rain gauge is in the Kula Forest Reserve, far up the mountain from Wailea and Maui Meadows.

Actually, this website wasn’t updated from Monday early morning, until I could fly from California back here to Maui. Although once I arrived back home, I found the power had been off for many hours, and it didn’t return until Monday night. So, just this morning I was able to get back online and do all the necessary updating that was needed. I’m “back in the saddle now”, and back to business finally.

Aloha, Glenn

Nice timing there, Mr. Glenn !

~~~ Hi Mister Rich, indeed, big storm welcomed me back to Maui! The only problem was that the storm knocked out the power to this area in Kula…for over 24 hours!

Aloha, Glenn

Welcome Back Home!
Maui has a doozy of a storm to embrace you!
Have a safe flight!

~~~ Hi Kathy, Boy oh boy, indeed…quite a doozy of a storm! Thanks for your well wishes, I’m hoping for the best. Ideally, you’ll be able to log onto my website early this afternoon, and I’ll have my computer equipment set up and will be warm, dry, and hunkered into my Kula weather tower…pumping out the latest updates as usual.

Aloha, Glenn

Howzit Glen!
You’re gonna love this… RIGHT NOW… a waterspout forming & moving on the Sat loop of the IR GOES West sector for Hawaii, see it just below the Big Island less that 100 miles. You can see an eye-like depression in the cloud cover then the dust-devil (type) tail that raises up and into the cloud bank toward the east.
How cool is this!
Easy going,
Butch

~~~ Hi Butch, wow, incredible weather that Hawaii is having currently! Thanks for pointing that out, talk about unusual…we’re going off the scale with this weather pattern! I appreciate your sharing this, always feel free to drop a note here, and I’ll be happy to share it with the rest of our fellow visitors to this website.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
I’ll bet you miss your clean Kula air. The Maui community misses you being here on island too. Next time I see you here on Maui, I’ll say hello…now that I know you from your updates! Take care my friend. Jo

~~~ Hi Jo, good to hear from you. Like David said, I’m greatly looking forward to getting home to Maui…and being in clean fresh air! Please say hi the next time you see me, that would be cool. Happy Thanksgiving to you my friend.

Aloha, Glenn

Gee, Glenn. It is as if someone threw a switch and it suddenly turned to winter in Haiku. Cool, damp winds with rainy mornings and evenings have suddenly replaced the hot, dry conditions we’ve had through this summer and fall.

~~~ Hi Maggie, I recall you noting how dry and hot this past summer/early summer had been, so I’ll bet you’re very pleased to see the change to cooler and more moist…although, also has you reaching for your sweater!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn
No matter the hows or whys, thank you for your service.

~~~ Hi Mary, it seems so long ago, and sort of strange to be thanked for my “service”…when all I was trying to do was stay alive. Although, I know what you mean, and appreciate your reaching out.

Aloha, Glenn

Agree with the hip hip hooray…for us and the planet! And thought you’d want to know that in your Interesting section the first two paragraphs are duplicates…just playing editor this morning…enjoy this pretty day!

~~~ Hi Jill, indeed, it seems that about 1/2 the United States is happy, and the other half is sad.

Thanks for pointing out that extra paragraph, I corrected that mistake, and please be my proof reader anytime at all!

It sure is a beautiful day today, lots of clear blue skies!

Aloha, Glenn

I just wanted to echo Allan’s comment about starting my day with a look at your narrative.
You provide a wonderful service I also enjoyed Debbie’s web site recommendation for all things bat. Like snakes, spiders, centipedes and rats, bats get a bad rap and have a place in this world.

~~~ Hi Brad, good to hear from you again. Always happy to know that someone is reading my work, and finds it useful, AND comes back everyday…thank you!

Yes, snakes, spiders, centipedes, and rats freak me out, although as you say, they all have a bonafide place on this round globe of ours.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,If anyone wants to learn more about bats & how amazing they are check out Bat Conservation International. They are dedicated to all things relating to bats.

~~~ Hi Debbie, bats are very interesting, in a somewhat scary way, at least for me. Thanks for turning us on to this website…here’s the URL:

https://www.batcon.org/

Aloha, Glenn

Hoping for more rain and we are loving the Queen’s Gambit as well!
Thanks again for all you do!

~~~ Hello Helen, good to hear from you again! Indeed, with a retiring cold front over the eastern islands, I think we will get some more rain showers over the next few days.

I really liked Queen’s Gambit, so happy you are enjoying it too!

You are so welcome!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn
Maui has been so dry for what seems like weeks now. When was our last substantial rainfall? How likely are we to get rain next week? Dreaming of rain for parched Haiku.
Mahalo
Miriam

~~~ Hi Miriam, dry all over Maui County, at least so far this autumn. The outlook, considering La Nina, calls for a wetter than normal fall, winter, spring, which would help us…unless most of the significant rainmakers stall over Kauai and Oahu, as they have been lately.

Next week’s event, well, I guess time will tell, although I’m hoping for the best. We definitely need a strong cold front to usher in some moderately heavy rain, without getting too heavy, leading to runoff.

Hang in there, which isn’t easy on the windward sides, with the shower bearing trade winds missing in action!

Aloha, ,Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Yeah, loved your TV show from the old days….we talked a few times back then while watching the waves at H’Poko (Hookipa). I’m an OLD-time surfer from Oahu and was wondering if Kahului has been under 90 degrees at all so far this month of October!?

~~~ Hi Kiki, I’m sure we had some good conversations watching the surf there on the north shore…great waves break there at times. I used to surf Hookipa in the old days, although only on the smaller days. I remember having to paddle too far out, to make it over some of those clean up sets, and sometimes got caught…scared for me!

As for the Kahului AP, I don’t remember it getting below 90, although there might have been one or two days that were “only” 88. It seems that that location has been tying or breaking records most of this month!

Thanks for your comment and question Kiki!

Aloha, Glenn

aloha glenn. re; the haze, it seems and feels to me like vog. i know so many on BI say no vog now but even the vog reporting service is showing it covering maui the past few days (and other times, this is just current report). also can see it on windy if you turn on the so2 overlay. since my health went wonky a few years ago i’ve become crazy sensitive to vog in many odd ways but also including my lungs flaring up. so i still keep an eye on the vog forecast – helps me understand why i’m feeling so funky on those days!

http://weather.hawaii.edu/vmap/hysplit/animate.cgi?domain=haw&variable=so2&ftype=ensmean

~~~ Hi Jen, indeed, we’ve had many hazy days late this past summer, and it continues at times early this autumn. Several weeks ago I was quite sure that the hazy skies were being caused by the California smoke. Although more recently it has seemed like vog to me. Vog and smoke have a somewhat differ look and even color (especially at sunrise and sunset times.)

I appreciate your including the animated graphic showing the vog leaving the Big Island, and where our local winds carry it in other places in the island chain. I’m putting a link on this Narrative page, near where I have the weather map link.

I’m sorry that you, and Nina too, have been having definite health problems in relation to these hazy conditions…whatever the source is!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

I wanted to ask you why there is so much vog or smoke in the air on Maui for the last month or so. It is really bad! There is a white film on all the mountains. It makes me physically sick.

Is the volcano sending out emissions? Or is it possibly smoke from the west coast fires?

You look so familiar – please send me a note and let me know how we know each other.

Nina

~~~ Hi Nina, thanks for your comment about the haze lately. I’ve questioned myself many times on that same question. At first I thought that the trade winds may be carrying the smoke from the California fires, and stated this on this website several times. I had folks saying “no way”, and many others saying that they thought that it might be smoke…no definitive answer held up though.

I also thought that it could be emissions from the volcanic vents on the Big Island. Although folks said “there’s no vog coming out of the vents now.”

Looking down country from here in Kula this Sunday afternoon, I see lots of haze in the central valley. Oh, and I’m sorry to hear that it’s making you physically unwell!

As for knowing me, or recognizing me, yes, I used to see you down in Paia in the old days! I taught at the University of Hawaii’s Maui campus for many years as well. I still work for the Pacific Disaster Center, which is managed by the UH. As you know, I’m a Meteorologist, and have lived on Maui since 1975.

That was quite a long winded answer, so let me turn my attention to the shower that we’re having now, and spin around in my seat to enjoy watching it!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn
We are going to Kauai from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13th. I just looked at the weather and it looks like it is going to rain almost up until our flight. We are from Seattle and could use some sun. Is there any hope for sun during those dates. How bad did we mess up? Thanks for your response in advance….Dawn Riley

~~~ Hi Dawn, I understand your concern of course. The truth is that I don’t have the slightest idea what the weather will be like during your vacation to Kauai…as it’s still too far into the future.

I do know that this autumn/winter/spring are expected to be wetter than normal. I would expect that during the two weeks that you’ll be here in Hawaii, that you’ll have sunshine, and some showers too…it just goes with the territory this time of year. It certainly won’t be cloudy and raining everyday, far from it. I hope you have a great time here in paradise!

Aloha, Glenn

Loved your TV show! That’s how I first discovered you, early one morning on a trip to Maui. Hooked after the first episode; had never seen a weather report with Aloha! Continued to follow you on the internet, which was rather new to us in those days! Glad you are still hooked on weather. Thanks for all you do.
Nancy

~~~ Oh Nancy, how good to hear from you again, there in Sebastopol, one of my favorite places in the world!

Oh yes, that wonderful TV weather program, definitely one of the high points in my life, and was so thankful that through a NASA grant at the University of Hawaii, I was able to jump from the TV to the internet…into this website!

Indeed, I’m still definitely hooked on the weather here in Hawaii, and everywhere else in the world as well. I trust that you and your family are well, after all the heat, drought, fire and smoke in Sonoma County this summer into fall.

I always look forward to visiting Sebastopol, hopefully some time this year.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Lucky I lived Maui 11/17/2003-2/29/2004!
Caught your TV wx every day I could at Maui Memorial before work.Blaming my weather obsession with aspirations of being a pilot back in the 1960’s. Facsimile machines with a purple hue printed satellite photos way back then,got the expired ones to mull over from the local Flight Service Station.Great to see you’re still feeding the need for current weather. I’m planning on bicycling the summit with 200 of my closest friends July 2021! Aloha from Wisconsin,
J.R. (“Kimo” in my dreams)

~~~ Hi J.R. good to hear from you there in Wisconsin. Indeed, I sure was doing my TV weather show back then, actually started doing it in 1996. Yes, things have changed remarkably with all the weather information now online…what a great change! Biking the Crater next year with lots of your friends, wow! I sure hope that this crazy Pandemic clears up by then, so you can live out your dream!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Just a shout out to say thank you for all the years you have been providing the weather that is useable for everyone to use and decipher, but also providing advanced charts i.e., the surface analysis chart that provides a good picture for us wind sports enthusiasts. We also appreciate the storm forecasting for other regions. We split our time between Maui and Playa Del Carmen, Mexico and it is very useful to see what you provide us for there as well in the Caribbean. A couple of systems of concern now and got the scoop here. Keep up the good work, sure miss the baseball throwing shakas!

All the best, Randy

~~~ Hi Randy, great to hear from you, especially with the very positive feedback you’ve thrown my way! Yes, I’ve always been a weather nut, since I was a very young boy, and haven’t faltered an inch…as you can see. I love the weather, and especially the daily changes that take place, and beyond that…I love to share that information with others.

Oh yes, you used to watch my live broadcast, daily, TV weather show that went out to each of the islands. I was teaching at the University of Hawaii, Maui campus back then, and the media department produced my show…of course commercial free as you know. That show was so much fun to do, and I got such great feedback too. I got so busy doing so many things at that time, during the prime of my life, that I had to let go of something, and that weather show was it. I’ve always loved throwing a baseball, still do it now, with a rubber ball on the wall.

Glad you enjoyed my shaka, and here’s one going out to you and everyone else who remembers my doing that! (virtually)

Aloha, Glenn

The maps showing the weather developments during the hours of darkness are a splendid addition to your website. It is mesmerizing to watch the weather bloom and dissolve against the background of the city lights and darkness of the rural areas. Can you tell us a little about the technology that produces these map, please?

~~~ Hi Mary Kay, good to hear from you. I’m glad you enjoy viewing the city lights shown on those satellite images, during the nighttime hours. As far explaining the technology behind these images, I’m afraid I don’t have much to say, other than to say I enjoy viewing them too.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen,

Many MAHALOs for sharing your passion and generous time with your followers for soo many years. I cannot adequately express my appreciation in words.

Uncle Dave beat me to the concern of missing your delightful images which had complimented each of your four activity sites as well as your daily narrative sites over the years. You had expressed the time-intensive effort to do this, especially considering this season’s meteorological activity levels.

As an almost daily ocean adventurer of all sorts, I visit all of your four activity pages every morning even before I open my own e-mail. I am in hopes that your images will return to all their respective places eventually as your time allows. These images really contribute well to each of your narratives! I just wanted to express my daily anticipation of which images you had procured overnight as I prepare for another Maui ocean day. Sincerely, Scott

~~~ Hi Scott, great to hear from you, and I so much appreciate your kind and generous words of positivity surrounding my ongoing weather work on this long lasting weather site.

I’m glad to know that the site brings you such pleasure, and adds value to your daily activities. By the way, I don’t know what your profession is, although I’d like to say I admire your writing skills…so clear and concise indeed.

As the hurricane season winds down some going forward into this new autumn season, I’ll gradually be gathering more of the beautiful pictures that represent our wonderful Hawaiian Islands, and share them on each of the individual pages…thanks for your patience Scott.

Aloha, Glenn

Happy to see your pictures back thanks Dave

~~~ Hi Uncle Dave, we like the pictures!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn – the haze this afternoon – do you think it is from the west coast smoke finally reaching us?

~~~ Hi Keith, I’m not exactly sure, it could be, and then again it could be the dust being kicked up by the gusty trade winds that are blowing through the central valley?

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Thank you for answering my inversion question. I always learn a lot from you!

I have just one more on this, which is more semantic: why would an area of stability be called an ‘inversion’? Is something being inverted?

Mahalo, d

~~~ Hi David, you’re very welcome. The most simple answer to your question, besides what I wrote before is…an inversion, also known as a temperature inversion, is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude…which is cooling as air rises.

Aloha, Glenn

Thanks for bringing the photos back!

~~~ You’re welcome Margie…Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

As I’m sure you’re aware the water department has imposed strict limits on water consumption for upcountry and west Maui. Just wondering if you have any near and longer range predictions for the fall and winter anticipated precipitation levels?

Aloha,
Dwight

~~~ Hi Dwight, that’s a good question. Given the fact that the El Nino Phase of ENSO is turning to the La Nina phase this fall into winter, this can mean that we could see somewhat more than the normal amount of rainfall arriving over parts of the state…hopefully over the entire state. This is not a sure thing, although I’m personally leaning in this direction myself. Here in upper Kula at the moment, our grass is turning brown and crispy, due to the lack of rainfall lately.

Hoping for the best…

Aloha, Glenn

Thank you for the really nice story about the barn swallow chicks…a wonderful respite from the rest of the news. Nature carries on…with a little help sometimes.

~~~ Hi Jill, you’re very welcome, the swallow chicks story hit a cord with me as well, as we all need a little shift in the type of news that continues to flood our senses.

Aloha, Glenn

Did you feel the earthquake last night at 9:43pm? It was centered ese of Paia. We felt a loud jolt without any real shaking.

~~~ Hi Gerald, no I didn’t feel the earthquake, I was already asleep. I get up so early, I have to go to bed early. Interesting, a loud jolt without feeling shake.

Aloha, Glenn

Howzit Bra,
Oh I wish, I wish, I was a loco! Just viewed the Haleakala cam! I love walking down the sliding sands hours before the sun rises. Magnificence! Tried to view some web cams you have linked, could not connect to most? But, Sorentos on the beach came in loud and clear! So beautiful! News today stateside is bad, surge in Hawaiian cases! Sheet!!!
I think I can paddle board across the pacific: right, how hard can it be? Who will join me?
Glenn, thanks for all you do here, it is very pleasing to me!
rege
p.s. douglas, sorry for being “SNARKY” about that name, it is a great name!!!

~~~ Hi Rege, you’re coming in loud and clear, you miss being able to visit Maui, and to take your beloved hike down into the Haleakala Crater! I totally understand, and I’m sure lots of others who are reading your comment would totally agree with you! BTW, I wouldn’t recommend paddling across the Pacific, as it’s still hurricane season…and one of those could push you around a little too much. Anyway, hang in there, and stay above the fray of the pandemic and everything else that’s going on during this crazy time in our lives!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn. You recently commented on the odd haze on Maui and wondered if it had anything to do with the fires in California. At first I discounted that possibility, but the EPA has a pilot with particulate sensors that showed smoke plumes drifting well down into central Mexico and then drifting out into the Pacific. It’s probably still unlikely that they were responsible for our unusual haze, but smoke plumes also reached as far as New England, so I suppose it is a possibility, albeit an unlikely one. Aloha.

~~~ Hi, Maggie, as a matter of fact, I have felt that the recent smoke and haze here had its source as the wild fires in California. Some folks have agreed with me, and others had not, although I’m sticking to my guns about this issue. Several days ago it was really hazy or smokey, although it’s cleared quite a bit…the last several sunsets have had a definite red smokey look to the west. If you look down several comments from here, you’ll see the thread of comments and my responses in regards to this issue. So, I’m with you, I think the trade winds carried some of this smoke across the Pacific…and into the Hawaiian Islands. Thanks for your comment!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn
Couple of things. The haze over Maui County certainly had that smokey character to it but none of the odor….we still go for SoCal smoke….pretty convincing satellite image you showed. Second we have been having discussions over the hottest month of the year….as farmers we take note! The great god Google shows August but Maui Electric had September on one of our recent bills. What does the weatherman say? Either way it is hot!!!

~~~ Hi Gerry, good to hear from you. You know, I had a couple of friends, who work up in the Haleakala Crater observatories, and they confirmed that there was at least a bit of smoke arriving over some parts of the state, that had their source from the California fires. Fortunately, it has gone away now, which is a relief! Indeed, our late summer is hot, hot, hot, and I for one am looking forward to the cooler weather of fall and winter!

Take care and be well!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn:
Earlier today I went for a drive from Maui Meadows to Kahului and Wailuku. I also noticed the haze In the air yesterday afternoon and again this morning at sunrise…As we are both originally from Southern California we are familiar with the difference of atmospheric pollutants. Smog, Vog, and high humidity all have different colors. Smoke has a distinct red cast to it. My vote is smoke.
We know that when a volcano erupts that gasses and ashe rise to very high elevations where winds can carry the nasty aerosols around the globe in a few weeks or less…(Dinosaurs gone?)
Strangely enough I experienced “winged critters”…(house sparrows, moths, grasshoppers, and larger birds)…while I was on a commercial tuna boat that was over seventy five miles off the coast from the LA area where brush fires were raging on land…During So Cal brush fires this is a common occurrence with Santa Ana offshore winds…The heat updraft of the fires raises those little critters very high and blows them offshore to where the fishing boats collect critters by the thousands which are attracted to the deck lights… So many that a fire hose was needed to wash them off the boat so you would not walk on them. BTW…the tuna loved the free meals. I saw this on multiple trips over a ten year span.
Now as your friends.

~~~ Hi William, what an interesting comment you’ve left for us all to read. Yes, we actually got a tad bit of smoke from those California fires, about 2500 miles away…out here in the central Pacific. It’s amazing to think that that smoke could be carried so far on our trade winds. It sure hot hazy with that smoke, and a bit of a small fire in the central valley at the same time…as you know, being here on Maui…we were breathing some pollutants for several days. Although, nothing like what our friends in California are having to deal with!

Take care, Aloha…Glenn

Yes the haze/smoke is from California. Check out the Mauna Kea cam.

~~~ Hi Eric, indeed, this was confirmed by a friend who works up at the observatory here on Maui as well.

Glad its gone now!

Aloha, Glenn

A morning report from your fan on the Kohala mountain. It’s hazy here too. Reminds me of the vog . Anyway hard for me to imagine a small fire on Maui causing haze here.

~~~ Hi Will, exactly, it was more than the small fire here on Maui that got your hazy on the Big Island! It looked voggy for sure, although at sunrise and sunset, it turned a brownish red, which is typical of having smoke in the air. Glad its gone!
Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn! It’s been a while since we’ve connected. Just thought you would be interested-&you mentioned it was 78°in your tower. That was our high temperature today also here in Alaska. That’s unusual for here but we’re enjoying it while it lasts.

Has Maui opened up lately? My daughter didn’t go to her condo in June because everything was shut down.

Hope all is well with you. We’re getting by but I sure miss Maui.

~~~ Hi Jean, its been so long since we’ve been in touch! Wow, really warm there in your area of Alaska, that must feel good, as it won’t be long before you start to feel that coolness of early autumn I’m sure! Yes, folks can’t fly directly from the mainland to Maui, and there are still lots of restrictions I’m afraid…with potentially more on the horizon. I trust that you and your husband will be able to return next year…at least I hope so!

Be well, Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn
Well…. I,for one, thought the name “DOUGLAS” was an inspired choice for that interesting Tropical Cyclone (Hurricane) that recently passed by.
When, in the rarefied atmosphere of the World Meteorological Organisation, those learned people charged with choosing a name get to the “R”s, your recent correspondent will, no doubt, pay close attention.
As usual, Glenn, your site provides me with a daily dose of merriment and thought.
We all miss Maui and in particular Kapalua.
Stay well
DOUGLAS

~~~ Hi Douglas, indeed, I’m sure you were watching closely as you, I mean this last tropical cyclone passed by very close to the north of the islands. Yes, and if Rege gets a storm named after him later this hurricane season, then he too will be focused intently as well I’m sure.

I’m very happy that you are still viewing my website so closely, I greatly appreciate that!

Sorry you can’t come flying back to Maui, I know you would love to be here!

Take care,

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Just reading through the question’s about Douglas’s track and how once again we have had a near miss, I can’t resist asking:

Is there anything to the persistent rumor that the military is “playing “with these storms with various technologies such as microwave energy, cloud seeding etc. in a effort to push them away, and maybe even succeeding in some cases?

Would you be free to tell us if you knew?

Thanks! David

~~~ Hi David, I’ve had others in the past ask that same question. My quick answer is no, at least as far as I know. It’s beyond me to know such things, although thanks for asking.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn

Thanks for your hard work keeping us informed. I was tracking Douglas the earth.nullschool site. It showed Douglas taking a more northerly track than forecast. Does Haleakalaā influence the track? It seems like the models don’t factor in the really big mountains in Hawaii.

Thanks
Bill

~~~ Hi Bill, good to hear from you, you’re very welcome!

As for whether the models utilize the bulk of both the Big Island and our two mountains here on Maui…in their output? I seem to remember reading or hearing somewhere along the line, that they don’t, although I’m not positive about that. If anyone has a definite fact about that, I’d appreciate you chiming in…as others here have asked that same question.

If I hear anything I’ll share it with you and everyone else who is curious…good question!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn, My daughter was wondering why this hurricane did not have or adopt a Hawaiian name like Iniki. Thanks!

~~~ Hi Mike, good question. As it turns out, Douglas formed and took on a name in the eastern Pacific. When a name is given, it retains that name when it comes into our central Pacific…and even if and when it were moving even further into the western Pacific. Once a name is picked, it sticks throughout the life of the storm.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn:

Mahalo for all the hard work you put in yesterday. I live on Kauai, and since we were the last island to possibly be trampled by Douglas, it was very helpful to check your website to stay updated. It is nice to be able to go to one site which has all the information bundled in one easy to read format. You helped keep my heart rate down!

All the best,
Becky

~~~ Hi Becky, we want you to remain mellow up there on Kauai, no racing heart beats, at least in reference to approaching hurricanes!

I’m glad you find my website easy to understand and useful, I endeavor to keep it that way always. Enough depth to be satisfying, although not so deep that you have to be a meteorologist to understand it.

Glad the Garden Isle got off easy…as it turned out Maui County got the most rain, and some of the strongest winds, as Douglas scooted by with 45 miles at one point. Fortunately the whole state was south of the heavy weather!

Be well…

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Wind is picking up a bit here on Kauai and our power just went out. Not sure how much of the island is affected.

~~~ Hi Mike, first of all thanks for letting us know what’s happening up on your island. Although, not good to hear that you’ve lost your power all ready, without Douglas even getting there yet. Hopefully it will be a short-lived outage, and your lights and electricity will come back on soon! Best of luck Mike!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen

I read your Maui update almost every day, have done so for years. 2020 will be the first time in 8 years my wife Sue and I have not been fortunate enough to visit Maui. We have vacationed there 15 of the last 19 years. Covig has changed so may lives, for some it has been a life altering event, for Sue and I only the ability to travel to the place we love the best. We only have so many trips left in us so we hope 2021 will allow us to visit the most beautiful place on earth. Until then we read your daily scribe, imagine time spent in a magical place, and count the days until our next trip.

Keep up the great work.

Regards
Paul & Sue Varley

~~~ Hello dear Paul and Sue, good to hear from you two, who love Maui so much! Happy to know that you are fans of this weather site as well, I love serving you on a daily basis…thanks for letting me know.

I truly hope that you will be able to come back here soon, like in 2021, I really do. I know how good it feels to come back after being away more than a few weeks.

Hurry back you guys!

Aloha, Glenn

Thanks so much Glenn for your constant updates!!
Very helpful, informative and reassuring!

~~~ Hi Helen, you’re very welcome, it was very interesting, still is actually…happy to keep the updates coming your way!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen. Looks like we dodged a bullet with Douglas. Views from Windy.com during the storm consistently showed a band of less strong winds between Maui and the storm. Perhaps the mountainous topography of the island somehow kept the stronger winds at a distance? Any ideas?

~~~ Hi Graham, good to hear from you. I was watching that website some too, and as you point out, there was that green strip of lighter winds to the south of the hurricane’s path, as the strongest winds remained some 50 miles offshore to our northeast and east. Yes, the mountainous terrain helped shield us some, although as Keith was pointing out, why didn’t it funnel down through the central valley more? I was watching the winds at Maalaea Bay, to see if it was really windy down there, like it usually is with north winds blowing…although it wasn’t. So, there we have it, yet another situation in nature that leave us scratching our heads a little.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glen, Thanks for all the storm info you posted so early. I think we all were very lucky today we never got any wind and we got 1.25 inches of rain counting last night here in Pauwela Haiku. The conditions are calm, overcast and nice and cool. Was it the wind shear that helped us? Thanks, Gman.

~~~ Hi Gman, good to hear from you, yet another good question as they all seem to be today, too good in some cases…chuckling to myself. It’s true that the wind shear aloft did kick in as the hurricane got into the area to our north and northeast, although it didn’t seem to take the steam out of the hurricanes sustained winds…despite seeing the flagging of the cloud field around the storm, being sheared to the north. That might have saved us some, although I think that there were a few other factors in play too. The topography of Haleakala and the West Maui Mountains, and the direction of the winds coming in, just work together in such a way that we tapped into the stronger winds just to the north…thank goodness. As it was, there were some good gusty winds around, although I haven’t heard of any damage at this point, thank goodness!

Aloha, Glenn

Hey Mr. Can Do!
The Windy.com website sort of shows the eye staying about 100 miles offshore to the north… is that an accurate interpretation of that graphic there?
Mahalo my friend!! Stay safe in “The Tower!!”

Peter/Rudy

~~~ Hey hey, my old buddy Rudy, howzit? Well, I’ve been looking at that site, along with about a million others today. Actually, the NWS is calling the center of Douglas 55 miles east-northeast of Kahului…at 11am this morning. The NWS is who I put my money with in these situations.

I’m not sure if you’re still in Keokea, or elsewhere, although you and the wife stay safe wherever you are!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn–
Considering all the anticipation of the last week, it’s odd to wake to completely dry surroundings today,
here in Kea’au makai, south of Hilo! Four days back
when everyone down here was wondering how it would be, a good friend
tossed off, “we’re not even going to notice it.” Darned
if she wasn’t spot-on..Best of Luck to Everyone Else !
Peace, RICH…

~~~ Hi Mr. Rich, incredible, how close you are to the hurricane, and yet just far enough away, to be out of the rain shadow of the storm…at least so far.

Thanks for your well wishes, the rest of the state appreciates that!

Aloha, Glenn

Good Morning Glenn,
Thanks for the very early morning update! Other early risers like me appreciate it!

~~~ Hi ML, you’re very welcome, I’m with you…as part of the early morning risers club!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Just FYI, your link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (https://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/) is broken. It should be:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?cpac

Take Care and stay safe!

Berney

~~~ Hi Berney, thanks! I just fixed that bad link, I appreciate your keen eye.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen,
I’ve been following you since the 1980’s. Do you have an audio clip of the tune that was played at the introduction of your previous TV show. I really miss hearing that.

Thank you and keep up the great work!

~~~ Hi Robert, good morning Robert, good to hear from you. Wow, all the way back into the 80’s! I loved that audio clip I used at the beginning of my live broadcast TV show way back then! I don’t have that for you, although now that you’ve reminded me of that song, it brings back such good memories…thanks!

Glad you are still following our weather here in the islands…along with many others of us.

Be well my friend…

Aloha, Glenn

To anyone interested in the white haze and air quality in general, the windy.com website is not just wind, but also air quality. The air quality index has several parts and you can see the track of the large dust from Africa still located east of the Americas (using either the aerosol or ppm2.5 overlay). You can see we are not the clearest place for either of those metrics. I added on the SO2 layer, and we are looking quite high even though we no longer have volcanic gases from the Big Island.

~~~ Hi Peggy, good to hear from you. Thanks for your air quality information. Looking down the mountain from here in upper Kula, into the central valley on Maui, I see pretty clear skies on this Friday morning.

Aloha, Glenn

Glen..Saw the comet last night just where Tom Worthington said! Two dipper lengths to the left of the bottom of the Big Dipper. Just as the moon was setting over west Maui. Best seen with binocs. I’m pretty sure I saw what I saw! Any comments? Doc John

~~~ Hi Dr. John, good to hear from you again. I’ve seen it twice in the last week, when there weren’t any clouds blocking my view. I saw it about an hour or less after sunset both times to the northwest, and at best it was faint…although definitely the comet with its tail. I could barely see it without my weak binoculars, which didn’t help much, but just enough to be thrilling!

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glen, what’s this white haze that is everywhere today? I’m in Haiku and can barely see the horizon. I drove to town and it’s everywhere. Is it possibly Sahara dust?

~~~ Hi Karl, that’s a good question! I’m seeing that stuff too, down in the central valley from up here in Kula. I hadn’t thought of Sahara dust actually, I was thinking more in terms of dust from the gusty trade winds. However, I honestly don’t know the source, although I totally agree, it’s definitely not good visibility!

If anyone else wants to hazard a comment about this, please do.

Aloha, Glenn

Happy Birthday Glenn! Hope you had a wonderful day! 🙂

~~~ Hi Helen, good to hear from you again, and yes, it was a fine day, with just the right amount leisure time, and just the right amount of weather work.

Thanks for your Happy Birthday wishes!

Aloha, Glenn

HBD Glenn.
Thanks for the great website.

~~~ Hi Fred, I appreciate your BD well wishes, and for your positive response to my website!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn
Its the 14th July down here (Sydney) so happy birthday from the future!
Stay well
Douglas

~~~ Hi Douglas, chuckles, my birthday has already arrived in Australia, wonderful…thanks for your well wishes and for letting me know…it’s happening already!

Thanks!

Aloha, Glenn

Glenn
Good wishes and good health for your birthday

~~~ Hi Mary, my actual birthday is tomorrow, although I’m happy to receive your well wishes a day early! 🙂

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

You have a bad link under the GEOS-17 color still image. The Looping version should be:

http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/satellite/anim.cgi?chnl=13&domain=nep&satplat=goes17&platform=full&anim=on&duration=12&incr=3

~~~ Hi Berney, the best on the planet!? Wow, fabulous positive feedback…thanks!

Thanks for pointing out that bad link as well, I fixed it.

Aloha, Glenn

Keep up the best website on weather on the planet!!!

Mahalo,

Berney

yes, those clouds,
they looked wispy, like cirrus. but i guess not. what are they then? beautiful image what ever they are. thanks, robie

~~~ Hi again Robie, they do look wispy, although they happen to be lower level cumulus and stratocumulus clouds. I really like this new satellite image I found…glad you do too!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,
Mahalo to Jerry for the great wind site! And to Bobby from Boston, Kula at 3000′ is absolute Heaven! Cool nights warm, mostly dry, days and calm to light wind.
Cheers,
Lou

~~~ Hi Lou, I’m in agreement, 3,000+ elevation is pretty darn nice most of the time!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

We live on the Western Slopes of Mauna Loa at an elevation of 4,000′. We have experienced afternoon and nighttime showers nearly every day for months on end. Several of the old time ranchers have repeated the adage that when the volcano erupts that draught conditions often occur here. Since the latest eruption stopped there has been a marked increase in moisture up here, as a matter of fact we never had our normal winter draught conditions this year, October to March. Do you know of any science behind the volcano/draught conditions theory? Possibly clearer skies leading to more heating of the land and thus bringing in moist air from the ocean to the upper slopes.

Thanks for your thoughts on this and always thanks to your great weather page.

Aloha Jeff

~~~ Hi Jeff, good to hear from you again. 4,000 feet on the Big Island…must be an interesting place to live, nice and cool and often afternoon clouds. Sounds like those clouds have been keep you wet, almost sounds like a windward area, with rain everyday an all.

You know, I don’t have a theory myself, nor do I know of any other theories about the increased moisture, now that the vents have shut down.

Your analysis sounds good to me though, I’d go with that one. With sunny skies heating the slopes up, then the sea breezes kick in, carrying moisture upslope from the ocean, and bingo…those clouds let loose with some showers later in the day.

Thanks for your interesting comment Jeff.

Aloha, Glenn

Enjoy all the info but I would like to ask where we could find the most moderate temps on the Islands. My wife is severely disabled with MS and heat is more damaging for her than our New England winters. A daily diet in the 80s won’t work, your night time temps in the 70s would be perfect.

Does Kula have the elevation to keep it in a range where she could exist?? And to be honest, with my Boston accent I like saying – It’s coolah in Kula.

New to your site but it has the kind of info I’m interested in. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Mahalo

~~~ Hi Bobby, I can appreciate your question. Personally, I prefer cooler temperatures, and thus I live in an upcountry area here on Maui. There are other areas that have cloud cover during the afternoons, which helps keep the temperature down…in contrast to our sunny beaches.

I don’t know if you are planning on moving here, or just for a short vacation. Nonetheless, you need to look for places above 3,000 in general, although these areas are rather limited. At least this will give you a start.

At the moment, here in upper Kula, at 3pm Wednesday, the air temperature is 68.9 degrees. In contrast, at the same time it was 88 degrees down in Kahului.

I should add that places on the windward sides can be cooler too, such as Hilo on the Big Island, although for the coolest, you have to go up in elevation here in Hawaii. Hawaii may not be the best place for your wife, as we have to remember we’re in the tropics.

Best luck!

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn,

Just found your site for the first time today and glad I did…
Looks like the best summary for the islands that I’ve seen.

Will bookmark and visit often from now on. I live in ‘medium’ Haiku about 1200 ft, just off Ulumalu Rd, up from Jaws Cafe/Store on Hana Hwy.

Mahalo for your communications,
Michael

~~~ Hi Michael, glad you finally found me, my website. Glad you like it, welcome aboard!

I know your area well, lived over on that side for many, many years back in the day, actually on East Kuiaha. I’m up in Kula now, and find it agreeable…with the cool temperatures and nice views.

At any rate, I’ll be updating this site several times a day, to say the least, for you and all the other regular visitors.

Aloha, Glenn

Aloha Glenn:
I noticed that Kahului is, once again, setting records. I know there have been discussions about the Kahului meter, so I pulled historical records and looked at the spread between daily highs at both Kahului and Kapalua since 2010. Graphing the spread shows a clear shift in 2019, with the daily high for Kahalui running about a 1 degree hotter vs Kapalua than in the past. Interestingly, the spread in daily lows falls within historical norms. So,something has happened to the OGG meter that boosts daytime high temperatures but it is not a faulty meter, since it only affects daytime temps. Perhaps a new nearby structure is blocking cooling winds, or the sensor has been subtly exposed to more direct sunlight? Either way, the “new highs” from the Kahului meter might be viewed with a tinge of skepticism and a quick adjustment would to subtract a degree, or so. I find similar results from other locations (Hana, etc). Am happy to share the data and charts if you’re interested. Aloha.

~~~ Hi Maggie, very interesting stuff, well done exploring of the data. I take your word for the findings, so no need to see the data and charts…although thanks.

It will be interesting to see how many records are tied or broken this summer. I’ll monitor, and when the records are reached, I’ll make note of it on this narrative page.

Thanks Maggie!

Aloha, Glenn

Hau’oli la hanau to your mom !! Thanks for letting us know.

~~~ Hi Helen, thanks very much, I’ll pass your well wishes along to my Mom.

Aloha, Glenn

Hi Glenn,

Let me start as always by saying how much I appreciate your site. There is no better site for our area, yours is the best. I also look forward to your FYI posts at the bottom, they are well curated.

Noticing your last posted comment about another record setting hot season for us it looks like we are already setting records here in late spring. Of course for us even more concern is the water temps since they are the main cyclone engine or fuel. I know they are predicting a moderate storm season here in the central pacific but it’s never the number as much as the track of an individual storm.

I pray and enjoin others to follow in holding us safely through this storm season. May the storms we have veer away keeping us harmless, I maintain that vision.

Aloha Dwight

~~~ Hi Dwight, what a well written comment, truly. Thanks for your positive comment on my presentation of this site too.

I’m with you concerning the current hurricane season here in the central Pacific, let’s hope that any storms that form in this basin, or in the eastern Pacific too…don’t blow through Hawaii.

We like to see them veer away, keeping the high winds and flooding rain away from us. There’s always the threat of high surf impacting our coasts however…even if they don’t strike us directly.

As you point out, we are expecting a normal or somewhat less than normal season, in terms of number of hurricanes. Although, also as you mention, it’s not how many, it’s the individual track that any individual storm eventually takes.

Be well Dwight!

Aloha, Glenn