Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennAugust 18-19 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Friday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 89
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Saturday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
KANEOHE, OAHU – 78
HILO AIRPORT – 72
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:
0.24 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.04 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.06 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.51 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1031 millibar high pressure system located far to the NE of our islands. This pressure configuration will generate gusty trade winds across our area Saturday and Sunday, accentuated to some degree by a weak tropical low pressure system moving by to our south. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
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 (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.
Aloha Paragraphs
Another fabulous Hawaii beach
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The trade winds will remain the primary weather feature in the Hawaiian Islands today and Saturday. Our weather will be quite pleasant, with lots of daytime sunshine, and balmy temperatures during the nights. The leeward sides will see the most abundant sunshine, as is often the case, with some beach areas on Maui reaching into the lower 90F’s. A batch of showers around in the southern part of the state will be locally rather generous along the windward coasts and slopes. Next week looks like another fairly routine period of moderately strong trade winds.
A weak tropical low pressure system, to the south of the Big Island Friday morning, will be moving by now into the weekend. This weak area of disturbed weather, also called a tropical disturbance, will bring an increase in showers to the Big Island and perhaps Maui. We are also expecting a surge in our trade wind speeds as it moves westward to the south of Hawaii Saturday. The disturbance, as shown by this satellite image, is expected to stay far enough south, that no major weather concerns are in the forecast.
It’s early Friday morning here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing today’s last paragraph of today’s narrative. Clouds hugged the slopes of the Haleakala Crater overnight, with unusual light showers falling off and on. I can still hear the occasional drips falling to the ground from the eaves. Looking out my weather tower window, I can see that the clouds have recently parted, with a few stars shining now. It’s that time of the morning when there’s a faint light blue beginning to sneak into sight in the eastern sky, the first sign of our Aloha Friday sunrise. Today is Admissions Day in Hawaii, and so it’s a state holiday, which means that the Maui Community College is closed. This in turn marks a day off from doing my TV weather show. I wished I would have remembered, I could have slept in an hour longer this morning! If you read the paragraphs above, you will know that there isn’t much change expected in the favorably inclined weather conditions coming up through the next week, dominated by our usual August trade winds. I guess I’ll get out there (for my early morning walk) and join those roosters that are crowing so enthusiastically this morning. I hope you have a great Friday! I’ll be back with more weather updates later today. Aloha for now…Glenn.
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