Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennNovember 21-22 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 80F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 74F
Kahului airport, Maui – 65F
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Wednesday morning:
0.48 KAPAHI, KAUAI
0.56 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.10 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.24 MAHINAHINA, MAUI
0.26 LAUPAHOEHOE, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1030 millibar high pressure system far to the NNE, moving rapidly ESE. This high will end up to the NE of Hawaii on Thanksgiving Day. The net result will be for light to moderately strong trade winds to continue across our area…most gusty during the afternoon hours as usual. 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
Photo Credit: flikr.com
A trade wind producing high pressure will remain anchored to the north to NNE of the islands for the time being. This suggests that our trade winds will remain in the light to moderately strong range through at least the next several days, and probably through the rest of this work week. These trade winds will carry in passing showers at times, but nothing serious is expected for the time being. This will leave the leeward areas mostly dry, with sunshine prevailing…most generously during the morning hours.
The computer forecast models are having a hard time agreeing with each other about a trough of low pressure aloft…which could increase windward showers eventually. At least one of them wants to increase those showers as early as the afternoon on Thanksgiving day. Although it seems more likely that any significant change would wait until the weekend. The long and short of all this is that there will likely be some increase in windward showers with time.
It’s early Tuesday evening as I begin writing this post sunset narrative from Kula, Maui. It’s difficult to get home before the sunset during this late autumn time frame. At any rate it’s pitch dark outside my weather tower now at 650pm. It was yet another nice day here in the islands, as we expect just about everyday! Actually, that’s not quite true, as there are some days that have rain during the course of the year, even in the most dry spots around the islands. There was very little rain in any leeward area today however, with just a few windward biased showers falling here and there. This pleasant weather reality will continue through the work week, with just the few passing showers, falling mostly frequently during the night and early morning hours. I didn’t make it to the beach today, as I was involved in a very interesting meeting about the nature of earthquakes at work. I barely had time to sneak down to the health food store for lunch, and then right back into the work mode again. As I missed my normal beach walk and swim, I’m feeling slightly deprived! Oh well, there’s always tomorrow as the saying goes. Speaking of Wednesday, I’ll be back early in the morning to create your next weather narrative from paradise then. I hope you have restful Tuesday night! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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