June 2-3 2006

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Friday:

Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84

Temperatures early Saturday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 5 a.m. hour:

Lihue, Kauai – 75
Kahului, Maui – 67

Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Saturday morning) on each of the major islands, including:

0.01 ANAHOLA, KAUAI
0.03 WILSON TUNNEL, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.06 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.38 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure highs and ridges stretched across the Pacific, located well south of their normal latitude zones for this time of year. This will keep the trade winds blowing, but mostly in the light category through Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.

Satellite Images – To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.

Tropical Cyclone Activity – The eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 through November 30…while the central Pacific runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map can be found by clicking here. For the central Pacific, the latest information can be found by clicking here.

Aloha Paragraphs


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Gorgeous sunset on the island of Oahu


The year 2006 has been an unusual one here in the islands, at least from a weather perspective. The latest weather maps of the north Pacific Ocean, still look more like winter, than this late spring season. We have very late season low pressure systems displaced further south in latitude, than would normally be expected in the summer month of June. The latest computer forecast models continue to suggest that we’ll see a couple of unusual cold fronts, or more accurately, the tail end of cold fronts, brushing the islands of Kauai and Oahu over the next several days.

To add a little more context here, it would be uncommon to see these weather features arriving during May. This makes the arrival of some showers from a frontal cloud band in June…bordering on rare! I honestly can’t remember the last time I’ve seen showers arriving from the remnants of a cold front during June. This of course won’t be any major rain event, not by any means. As a matter of fact, there’s always that chance that the thing could stall before arriving. Although at this point, Kauai and maybe Oahu could see a few light showers Saturday night into Sunday…and then again Monday night into Tuesday.

The parent low pressure systems for these weak cloud bands, have pushed our trade wind generating high pressure systems way south now too. These trade wind producers would normally be positioned well north of their current locations…again which seems more like a December or January phenomenon…than during June for crying out loud. The close proximity of these high pressure cells will keep our local trade wind speeds throttled-down for the time being. They will blow in the light category, notching-up into the lower moderately strong range at times during the next week. The trade winds help to temper the very warm daytime temperatures near the beaches, and without them, it will be feeling a little hotter than usual.

With all of that said, and with everything considered and factored in, our local weather will be just fine. True, the trade winds will be softer than normal, but alas, they will still be blowing, which is the important thing here. Despite the chance of a few light showers, which won’t be a big deal, most areas of the state will be dry…which is very typical for the month of June. So, at least a couple of things are matching would we would expect from a climatological point of view for this time of year. The majority of whatever few showers happen to spill, will land upon the windward sides. This will leave the leeward sides of the islands with plenty of our famous Hawaiian sunshine beaming down.

It’s early Aloha Friday evening here in Kihei, Maui. I just finished work, and once again find myself trying to decide whether to head up the mountain for some skateboarding…or take in the latest film. It’s a film I’ve been looking forward to, called the X-Men: The last stand. I just watched the trailer again, and I think that just pushed me over the edge, which will find me sitting in the theatre, with a medium sized unbuttered box of popcorn in my lap. I just love these types of action packed films, full of special effects! I got word my Father is feeling better, and may get to go home from the hospital on Saturday, which lifts my spirits considerably over what I was experiencing just 24 hours ago. I’d better head out right now, but I will be back first thing Saturday morning with an updated weather narrative for you then. I hope you have a great Friday night! Aloha…Glenn.

By the way, I’ll be opening up the advertising links section again now. Many of the current businesses (on the left hand margin of all pages on this large website) are choosing to continue, although some are dropping out for this next three month period. The cost of placing a hot link on all my pages is $50 per month, with a three month minimum…keeping your business highlighted for a full three months for just $150. There are two available slots available starting June 3, then one more on June 6th. Please let me know your interest by emailing me, or replying in the box below. I can put a link to your business the very same day you let me know you want it. Thanks…Glenn.