The latest update to this website was at 508am Tuesday (HST)

 

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

76 – 65  Lihue AP, Kauai
80 – 69  Honolulu AP, Oahu
80 – 68  Molokai AP, Molokai
78 – 68  Kahului AP, Maui 
82 – 76  Kona AP, Hawaii
83 – 69  Hilo AP, Hawaii 

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

0.50  Kilohana, Kauai
0.07  Schofield East, Oahu
0.17  Molokai 1, Molokai
0.10  Lanai City, Lanai
0.61  Ulupalakua, Maui
2.10  Pali 2, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Tuesday morning:

13  Port Allen, Kauai
12  Kuaokala, Oahu
05  Makapulapai, Molokai
07  Lanai 1, Lanai
16  Kula 1, Maui
21  Ahumoa, 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 low is spinning in a counter-clockwise direction northeast…with thunderstorms far south
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 Higher clouds clipping the Big Island, although shifting south

 

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Low clouds carried our way on the northwest winds

 

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Showers locally

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

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

 

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Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

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Big Island (Radar)

 

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

 

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

 

 

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~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Tuesday comments: I’m here at a vacation rental in Sea Ranch, CA

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

318am, I’m in northern California, and it’s clear with a low temperature of 43.5 degrees.

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Mostly dry and pleasant conditions will prevail through the week as high pressure builds to the north. Light to moderate northwest winds will shift out of the north into Wednesday, then out of a more typical northeast trade wind direction through the second half of the week. As the trades return, clouds and light showers will favor the typical windward and mountain locations overnight through the morning hours.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Satellite imagery showed deep low pressure to the north and its attendant surface front that moved through over the past couple of days, shifting east of the state as a trough. The back edge of the low-level cloud band currently over the Big Island will linger with a few spotty showers, then shift east of the are.

Elsewhere, light to moderate north-northwest winds have filled in over the islands in the wake of the front, ushering in a much drier air mass. The latest model guidance depicts mostly dry conditions prevailing through the week, as high pressure builds north of the state. The northerly winds will linger into Wednesday (light enough for localized land/sea breezes to form), then shift out of the northeast through the rest of the week.

The strong winds at the summits of the Big Island will continue to ease through mid-week as the upper system moves away from the area. Although mostly dry conditions will prevail, a weak upper trough moving in Wednesday through Thursday, combined with a remnant low-level moisture boundary settling south into the area, may be enough for a few light showers over north through northeast facing slopes.

The breezy trades will weaken briefly late Friday through Saturday as a weak system passes to the north, then return to breezy levels Sunday into early next week, as high pressure builds to the north.

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:  Remnants of the old front near the Big Island will dissipate and drift southeast. Light to moderate west to northwest winds have filled in behind the front. except moderate to fresh south to southwest winds over the east Big Island waters. Winds look to veer with light northwest to north winds, before moderate to fresh northeast winds will fill in by late Wednesday through Friday.

Surf along north and west facing shores will increase as a northwest swell continues to build, bringing elevated surf to exposed shores as the swell peaks. This swell will gradually diminish as it becomes increasingly north the next couple of days. Otherwise, a combination of southeast and southwest swells will support small surf along south facing shores the next couple of days. Surf along east facing shores will remain very small, then gradually trend up as the northeast trade winds increase later in the week.

 

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World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Northeastern Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

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

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

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

Arabian Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

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

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

 

Interesting:  Tropical Forests Can’t Recover Naturally Without Fruit Eating Birds

Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-?effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds limiting their capacity to disperse seeds and restore healthy forests.

New research from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich illustrates a critical barrier to natural regeneration of tropical forests. Their models – from ground-based data gathered in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil – show that when wild tropical birds move freely across forest landscapes, they can increase the carbon storage of regenerating tropical forests by up to 38 percent.

Birds Seed Carbon Potential

Fruit eating birds such as the Red-Legged Honeycreeper, Palm Tanager, or the Rufous-Bellied Thrush play a vital role in forest ecosystems by consuming, excreting, and spreading seeds to as they move throughout a forested landscape. Between 70 to 90 percent of the tree species in tropical forests are dependent on animal seed dispersal. This initial process is essential for allowing forests to grow and function. While earlier studies have established that birds are important for forest biodiversity, researchers at the Crowther Lab now have a quantitative understanding of how they contribute to forest restoration.

Read more at ETH Zurich