Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennDecember 10-11 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 84
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 76F
Molokai airport – 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 Monday morning:
0.02 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.04 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.00 MAUI
0.01 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a rather strong 1032 millibar high pressure system spinning far to our ENE, with its ridge extending westward to our north. As a result we’ll find light to moderately strong trade winds blowing today and Tuesday. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Photo Credit: Flikr.com
A well established trade wind weather pattern will keep favorably inclined conditions alive across the Hawaiian Islands through this weekend into the new week ahead. A high pressure system is located to the north of the Aloha state now, which will continue to spin-out moderate to strong trade winds. Those typically windiest areas will see winds gusting up into the 30+ mph range Saturday, although in general, we can look for 15-30 mph breezes in most areas Sunday into Monday.
The overlying atmosphere is dry and stable, which will keep shower activity to a minimum. Whatever few showers that do manage to get wrung-out of the clouds, will fall along the windward coasts and slopes, and over the mountains on the smaller islands. The leeward sides will very likely remain completely dry through the rest of this weekend, into the new week ahead. There are no organized rainmakers taking aim on our islands. This leaves a sunny reality in place, especially along those resort filled south and west facing beaches. The next possible showery outbreak may happen by next weekend.
Large to very large surf continues to break along our north through NW shores. There have been, at least at those very largest surf breaks in Hawaii, some waves exhibiting 20+ foot faces the last few days! Computer wave models show more larger than normal surf episodes coming our way. This suggests that the surf will remain locally rough along the north and NW shores on all the islands. Please use caution if you find yourself at a beach where rough surf is breaking.
I’ll be on the island of Oahu, often called the Gathering Place Island, this weekend. I’m going over for a very large gathering of people, in this case the U2 concert at the Aloha stadium. There are expected to be near 50,000 people in attendance, which is more folks than I ever remember being around in one place! I’ll fly to Honolulu late Friday afternoon, picked up by friends, then heading over to Waikiki for dinner out…followed by dancing afterwards. I’ll be staying over on the windward side, in Kailua, which is a lovely area. We plan on going bodysurfing Saturday morning, which I’ll love of course. We’ll head over to the town side late in the afternoon, for what I’m told will be a fun gathering of people out in the stadium parking lot…where tail gate parties will be taking place. Then it’s a music group called Pearl Jam, followed by the U2 group. These are big names in the world of music, definitely! I hope we get to do some more bodysurfing again Sunday morning, and then my friends will take me back to the Honolulu airport, for the short flight back to Maui. I won’t be able to do much website updating, or at least a minimal amount while gone. I hope you have a great weekend wherever you happen to be reading from! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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