Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennDecember 13-14 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 79F
Honolulu, Oahu – 83
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 83
Hilo, Hawaii – 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 76F
Kahului, Maui – 64F
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 afternoon:
0.15 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.04 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.06 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.14 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a rather strong 1033 millibar high pressure system parked far to our ENE, with its ridge extending westward, running by to the north of the state. As a result we’ll find light to moderately strong trade winds blowing today. A new high pressure system is moving quickly in from the NW direction, which will cause stronger trade winds to arrive Thursday. 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
We’re approaching the tail-end of our long stretch of dry weather with light to moderate trade winds. The latest weather map shows a high pressure system still located far to the ENE of the islands Wednesday. There’s a high pressure ridge that extends from the flank of this high pressure cell…running westward to the north of the Hawaii islands. This will keep us in a light to moderately strong trade wind flow, which will keep our nice late autumn weather conditions alive. These trade winds will increase, becoming rather blustery during the second half of the work week, then calm down some later in the upcoming weekend into early next week.
Mostly dry weather will persist one more day, with some increase in showers arriving over the next couple of days. We’ve been drier than normal for the last week, although as we move into the second half of the week, the upper ridge will be replaced by a trough of low pressure aloft. This will prompt a gradual increase in clouds and showers. The great majority of whatever showers that are around, will fall along the windward sides…leaving the leeward sides still quite dry. As the upper low gets right over us later this weekend into early next week, the windward sides could see a wet trade wind episode develop.
It’s Wednesday morning, and I had trouble with my internet connectivity at home this morning. I had the new narrative all ready to send out, but lost my connection for some reason…and thus couldn’t send it out to you. So, I’m at work in Kihei now, and don’t have the time to start all over. Therefore, this last paragraph will be shorter than usual, sorry about that. I’ll be able to update the weather details later today, and then come back for a sunset commentary once I get back home in Kula. I hope you have a great Wednesday. Aloha…Glenn.
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