Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 13-14 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 82
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 88
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:
Kailua-kona – 74F
Molokai airport – 61
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:
1.05 KAPAHI, KAUAI
1.35 LUALUALEI, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.31 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.29 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.73 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure centers located far to the NE and NW of Hawaii Monday. Meanwhile, a low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska has sent a late season cold front southward between these too high pressure cells. The net result will keep the winds over the islands light from the east or ESE through 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.
Lanikai Beach on windward Oahu
There will be limited shower activity during the next several days, with the most frequent rain drops falling over and around the mountains during the afternoons. We’ll see this light trade wind weather pattern mixing it up with a convective weather pattern…with the chance of a few showers falling along the windward sides at times too. This coming week will generally be quite dry however, with the next chance for some additional showers perhaps occurring this coming weekend when a trough gets closer to the Aloha state.
It’s late Sunday afternoon here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this well before sunset commentary. It’s Mothers Day, one of the very most special non-religious holiday’s of the year! The weather has been great here in the islands, for all kinds of get togethers with family, taking advantage of showering love and affection on all the Moms out there. ~~~ The clouds collected again around the mountains, but unlike Saturday afternoon, there have been very few showers…at least here on Maui. ~~~ I just found out about the death of a young person, who I’ve known since he was a small child, the son of a Mother who has lived here on Maui for a very long time…who is also a friend of mine. It just reminds me of the sadness that life can present us, which can happen so unexpectedly, and seemingly at the most inopportune times. This young man, Keola, had a wonderful family, and was described by all who knew him as such a sweet man. I guess the point of my sharing this with all of you, is to perhaps remind us all to love those that we love, and never take for granted that they will always be around. Keola died last week, but I just found out about this from a friend on the mainland, this friend’s son was one of Keola’s best friends. Fortunately, there is an incredible amount of love that surrounds the remaining family memebers…as love always seems to find a way to nurture those of us who need it most. ~~~ I hope all of you are in good spirits, having acknowledged our Moms, or have remembered all the Moms of the past, who have raised us since infants, protecting us through thick and thin. ~~~ I’ll be back very early Monday morning with your next weather narrative. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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