The latest update to this website was 507pm Thursday evening (HST)

 

Air Temperatures – The following high temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday…along with these low temperatures Thursday morning: 

78 – 74  Lihue AP, Kauai
77 – 71  Honolulu AP, Oahu
76 – 73  Molokai AP, Molokai
77 – 75  Kahului AP, Maui 
88 – 79  Kona AP, Hawaii
84 – 75  Hilo AP, Hawaii 

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

1.04  Princeville AP, Kauai
6.06  Maunawili, Oahu
0.36  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.32  Lanai AP, Lanai
1.07  Kepuni, Maui
0.79  Saddle Quarry, Big Island

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

13  Port Allen, Kauai
30  Kuaokala, Oahu
28  Molokai AP, Molokai
28  Lanai 1, Lanai
33  Kahului AP, Maui
20  Kohala Ranch, Big Island

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

 

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Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

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A kona low north-northwest, with an associated cold front/trough near Kauai
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 Heavy showers and thunderstorms remain in our vicinity

 

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Southerly winds…locally gusty

 

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Showers locally…some are heavy

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

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

 

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Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

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Big Island (Radar)

 

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

 

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

 

 

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~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

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

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

435aam, it’s mostly cloudy this morning here in Kula, with a low temperature of 57 degrees at my place.

542am, the higher level clouds are lighting up a spectacular pink color at sunrise!

852am, it’s not raining yet, although it won’t be long!

1205pm, well, it still hasn’t rained here in Kula, although I heard from a friend that Makawao got some showers a little while ago. This famous, or is it infamous, rain band seems to be focusing its efforts over Oahu at the moment, and to some extent Molokai as well. I’m still thinking that it will inch its way closer to Maui, and as always, time will tell.

445pm, the flood watch has been cancelled for both Maui and the Big Island, although remains active for the rest of the state. It’s so hot and muggy up here in Kula this afternoon, yuck!

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A kona low north of the state will continue drawing unstable tropical moisture northward over the islands over the next couple of days. Bands of showers producing moderate to heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms will move over the central and western islands tonight through at least Friday.

The kona low will begin to drift away from the state this weekend, with improving trends over the eastern islands, while enhanced rainfall will linger over the western end of the state into Sunday. All islands will see an improvement in weather conditions next week as trade winds gradually return.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  The kona lowis  currently centered roughly 650 nautical miles north-northwest of Kauai, and will continue to impact the state over the next couple of days. Latest surface analysis continues to show a dying stationary front stretching from the kona low into the Kauai Channel near the North Shore of Oahu. An additional surface trough is located roughly 50 miles north of Kauai.

Surface observations ahead of the frontal boundary show southerly kona winds that are bringing unstable, deep tropical moisture from the tropics over the islands. Latest radar imagery shows that light to moderate rain, with occasional pockets of heavier rain, are moving across the smaller islands, especially Oahu where surface convergence is maximized.

Throughout the day, radar trends and observed rainfall amounts have fallen a bit short of what hi-res model guidance would have suggested, limiting overall flooding impacts to nuisance ponding on roadways, ponding in low-lying areas, and brief rises in stream levels. For the Big Island, afternoon convection has produced isolated heavy rain over the upper North Hilo and South Hilo Districts as well.

Nonetheless, additional impacts should occur tonight through at least late Friday. Overnight, look for the axis of heaviest rainfall potential to shift westward back over Oahu and eventually to focus on Kauai. As showers train over already saturated areas, flash flooding will be possible and streams will become more responsive to downpours. A Flood Watch remains in effect for Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Lanai.

Although enhanced rainfall is expected to linger near the western end of the state throughout the weekend, drier and more stable east to southeasterly winds will begin to move into the region, as a ridge builds from the east and the kona low drifts northward. Easterly trade winds will begin to return by the middle of next week.

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

Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  Fresh to locally strong south to southeast winds associated with a kona low north-northwest of the state, will persist through Friday for most waters. A shift out of the east to southeast direction is expected over the weekend through early next week, as it lifts northward and away from the area.

A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for the windward and leeward Big Island waters (Hamakua Coast and waters near South Point). In addition to the winds, expect locally rough seas in heavy showers or thunderstorms that develop over the next few days, with the best chances being over the waters west of Maui County. Seas should remain just below the advisory level over the exposed Kauai waters as a northwest swell moves through.

Surf along south facing shores will remain up through early next week, due to overlapping, south-southwest swells expected. The first will rise, then peaking tonight through Friday, likely reaching the advisory level. As a result, a High Surf Advisory has been issued through Friday.

Expect rough conditions for most southerly exposures due to a combination of the onshore winds, swell, and periodic heavy showers. As this swell slowly eases over the weekend, a fresh south-southwest swell will begin to fill in through the day Sunday. This will peak early next week before easing through mid-week.

Surf along north and west facing shores has trended up on Kauai, with observations coming in larger than expected. Given the energy, heights should remain below the advisory thresholds for north and west facing shores. Expect a similar trend over exposed waters down the island chain, as it continues to build. This will linger into Friday, then ease through the weekend.

Surf along east facing shores will remain well below average through the weekend. An upward trend is possible next week, as the trades return locally and far upstream over the eastern Pacific.

 

The 5 Most Beautiful Scenic Wonders of Oahu

 

 

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

>>> Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days…for the areas above

Northeastern Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

South of the coast of southwestern Mexico

>>> A small area of low pressure located several hundred miles offshore of the coast of southwestern Mexico is producing an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next day or so while it moves little. By this weekend, the low is forecast to merge with another system to its east.

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

South of the coast of southern Mexico

>>> An area of low pressure is forecast to form several hundred miles to the south of southern Mexico during the next day or two. Gradual development is possible thereafter, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend or early next week while the system moves slowly to the west or west-northwest, remaining south of the coast of Mexico.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 7 days…medium…40 percent

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:

Tropical Cyclone 24S (Laly)…is located approximately 641 NM north-northeast of Antananarivo, Madagascar

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:  Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health


Spending time in nature is good for us. Studies have shown that contact with nature can lift our well-being by affecting  emotions, influencing  thoughts, reducing stress and improving physical health. Even brief exposure to nature can help. One well-known study found that hospital patients recovered faster if their room included a window view of a natural setting.

Knowing more about nature’s effects on our bodies could not only help our well-being, but could also improve how we care for land, preserve ecosystems and design cities, homes and parks. Yet studies on the benefits of contact with nature have typically focused primarily on how seeing nature affects us. There has been less focus on what the nose knows. That is something a group of researchers wants to change.

“We are immersed in a world of odorants, and we have a sophisticated olfactory system that processes them, with resulting impacts on our emotions and behavior,” said Gregory Bratman, a University of Washington assistant professor of environmental and forest sciences. “But compared to research on the benefits of seeing nature, we don’t know nearly as much about how the impacts of nature’s scents and olfactory cues affect us.”

Read more at University of Washington