The latest update to this website was at 524pm Wednesday (HST)

 

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

83 – 74  Lihue AP, Kauai
83 – 71  Molokai AP, Molokai
88 – 71  Kahului AP, Maui
82 – 73  Kona AP, Big Island
83 – 68  Hilo, AP, Big Island

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

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

0.47  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.78  Manoa Lyon Arboretum, Oahu
0.31  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.15  Lanai City, Lanai
1.25  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.95  Waiaha Stream, Big Island

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

29  Port Allen, Kauai
31  Honolulu AP, Oahu
31  Makapulapai, Molokai
28  Lanai 1, Lanai
38  Na Kula, Maui
35  Puu Mali, Big Island

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcams on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii, and atop the Haleakala Crater (~10,023 feet) on Maui. These webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands, and at night whenever there’s a big moon shining down. Also, at night you will be able to see the stars, and the sunrise and sunset too…depending upon weather conditions.

 

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Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

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 A cold front far north…thunderstorms far south


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Low clouds being carried our way on the trade winds

 

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High level clouds moving over the state from the west

 

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Localized showers

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

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 Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and the Big Island (Satellite)

 

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Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

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Big Island (Radar)

 

Model showing precipitation through 8-days (you can slow this animation down)

 


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

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

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

It’s clear to partly cloudy here in Maui County early this morning before sunrise, with clouds along the windward sides…and some thin high level cirrus clouds. The low temperature here at my place was 54 degrees.

Early afternoon, it’s been getting dark and then the sun comes out again, and we had a light sprinkle during one of the cloudy periods.

Weather Wit of the day:  Spring – When Mother Natures goes through a change of leaf

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Moderate to breezy trades will continue to focus showers over windward and mountain areas through next week. A developing low aloft could increase trade wind showers this weekend into early next week.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Satellite and radar imagery shows scattered showers moving into windward areas on the breezy trades, along with some high clouds streaming over the area from the west. These high clouds are associated with the subtropical jet stream to our south, and are expected to stream across portions of the island chain through Thursday, before gradually clearing out this weekend as the jet shifts eastward.

High pressure currently centered far northeast of the state will gradually sag a bit south this weekend, as a series of lows traverse across the northern Pacific. The movement of this feature will have little affect on the local weather as moderate to breezy trade winds are expected to persist across the area. However, one of those northern Pacific lows will drag a front that will stall well to the northwest of Kauai, and turn into a trough early next week. Model guidance suggests that the interaction of this distant front/trough with the surface high to our northeast will weaken the local pressure gradient, and reduce trade wind speeds slightly on Sunday into early next week.

Pockets of moisture caught up in the trades will bring periodic clouds and showers our way. As a developing lower latitude upper level trough/low develops and moves over the state Thursday into early next week, it will lower temperatures aloft slightly and increase the temperature inversion heights. While the overall instability isn’t expected to be impressive, the raised inversions will likely allow for some enhancement of trade wind showers over the weekend into early next week as those pockets of moisture arrive.

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

Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  A strong high will remain far northeast of the state through the week, and continue to bring fresh to locally strong trade winds to all local waters. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) for the windier waters around Maui County and the Big Island has been extended through Thursday. Winds may ease slightly and veer toward the east- southeast over the weekend, due to a weak cold front far northwest of the state.

The current moderate period south-southwest swell will slowly decline, as mainly background energy is expected along south facing shores through Thursday. A tiny long-period south-southwest is possible this weekend, but otherwise mainly background energy is expected into the middle of next week.

Surf along east-facing shores will be rough and choppy the next several days, due to the fresh to locally strong trades. Surf along north facing shores will remain small with some background northwest energy moving through Friday into the weekend.

 



World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

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

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

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

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Arabian Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)

>>> Here’s a link to the Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Weather Wall website

 

Interesting:  Protecting Wildlife, One Road at a Time

Bordering Lake Erie and extending across Norfolk County, Long Point Region hosts many internationally recognized protected natural areas and is a refuge for many species at risk.

The region’s conservation efforts have deep roots, with initiatives dating back to 1866. Today, those efforts are continued through organizations like the non-profit Long Point Biosphere Region Foundation. It’s where Katja Kubasta, a Faculty of Environment student, found a meaningful donor funded work opportunity through the KEEN Global Citizen Internship.

Kubasta grew up with a passion for the environment and a love for the outdoors. “I went camping a lot as a kid,” she says. “My parents always kept sustainability top of mind at our house. That’s been a really big influence and why I decided to join my program. Also, in high school, there was the ecology and evolution unit, and I just wanted to learn more.”

Read More: University of Waterloo

Kubasta conducted a total of 586 standardized surveys using an application called FieldMaps, part of the ESRI ArcGIS program. During these surveys, she recorded 216 wildlife observations of which 89% were dead on the road and only 11% were alive.