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The latest update to this website was Thursday at 854pm (HST)

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

8164  Lihue AP, Kauai
8271  Honolulu AP, Oahu
80 – 71  Molokai AP, Molokai
82 – 70  Kahului AP, Maui 
8372  Kona AP, Hawaii
79 – 66  Hilo AP, Hawaii 

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

1.15  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.51  Waiawa, Oahu
0.07  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.22  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.59  Pahoa, Big Island

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

30  Port Allen, Kauai
42  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
39  Makapulapai, Molokai
30  Lanai 1, Lanai
40  Kahului AP, Maui
37  Upolu AP, Big Island

Hawaii’s MountainsHere’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. Here’s the webcam for the (~10,023 feet high) Haleakala Crater 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 is located far north-northwest
(click for larger version)

 


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Many leeward areas remain cloud free this morning

 

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Variable low clouds across the state…carried our way on the trade wind flow

 

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Showers locally…mostly windward areas

 

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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.

518am, it’s mostly clear at my place in Kula…with a low temperature of 50.5 degrees.

912am, partly cloudy in general, with gusty trade winds blowing in those exposed areas…which isn’t happening here in upper Kula.

115pm, partly cloudy in general, with gusty trade winds, down near the coasts especially, with a top gust around the state at this time 42mph at the Kahului AP.

507pm, clear to partly cloudy for the most part, with localized gusty trade winds blowing. Here in the lee of the Haleakala Crater on Maui, the strong winds are blocked by the mountain, with only an occasional gusty period. The high temperature was a warm 75.9 degrees.

635pm, just before sunset I can see that we have a fair amount of haze in our skies (again) here in Maui County.

840pm, whatever clouds that were around this afternoon are fading away quickly, and thus, the temperature is dropping, with my outdoor temperature sensor reading 58.2 degrees at the time of this writing. The off and on gusty winds earlier here in upper Kula are now back down to dead calm.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview: Strong and gusty easterly trade winds are expected into Friday, as high pressure strengthens north of the state. Showers will favor windward and mountain areas with some reaching the leeward areas.

Drier and more stable conditions will return over the weekend, with the easterly trades easing into the moderate to breezy range. Rainfall chances could trend up again early next week, as an upper disturbance moves through and our spring time trade winds increase.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  A robust high north of the area will generate strong trade winds through tonight. This has prompted a Wind Advisory for the typically windier areas of Maui County and the Big Island. In addition to the winds, spotty windward showers are expected, especially overnight through the morning periods, due to a sufficient amount of low level moisture, and a weak upper trough in the area.

Drier and more stable weather conditions will briefly return over the weekend, as upper heights rise and precipitable water dip to around an inch. Trade winds are expected to ease into the moderate range, due to a weakness forming in the ridge as a cold front passes by to the north.

A return of breezy to strong trades is anticipated through the first half of next week, as very strong high pressure system builds north of the state. Model differences still remain with the GFS being stronger with the winds, while the ECMWF has a more moderate solution. Regardless of these differences, both depict an upper trough digging southward over us, creating an increased chance of heavier trade wind showers Monday through mid-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

Marine Environmental Details:  Trade winds will increase into the strong to gale force range through the rest of the work week. A Gale Warning remains in effect through 6am Friday morning for the Alenuihaha and Pailolo Channels. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in effect for all remaining coastal waters. Next week, another high pressure building in from the northwest is expected to continue the breezy trend across our coastal waters.

Strong trades will create rough and choppy surf along east facing shores into next week. A small swell from the north-northwest (330 degree) will arrive, keeping surf elevated but far below advisory level across north and west facing shores. A series of small northwest swells are expected through early next week. Mainly background surf will continue for south facing shores through the weekend, with some new energy arriving early next week.

 

Hawaii Weather Today » Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs / June 8-9, 2010

 

 

World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Northeastern Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

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

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: 

Tropical Cyclone 20S (Gamane)…is located approximately 271 NM north of Antananarivo, Madagascar / Sustained winds are 25 knots…with gusts to near 35 knots – Final Warning

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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:  Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy

Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy.

A Washington State University-led study found that widespread, extreme temperature events are often accompanied by greater solar radiation and higher wind speeds that could be captured by solar panels and wind turbines. The research, which looked at extensive heat and cold waves across the six interconnected energy grid regions of the U.S. from 1980–2021, also found that every region experienced power outages during these events in the past decade.

The findings, detailed in the journal Environmental Research Letters, suggest that using more renewable energy at these times could help offset increased power demand as more people and businesses turn on heaters or air conditioners.

Read more at: Washington State University