Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 30-31 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 87
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 5 a.m. hour:
Honolulu, Oahu – 75F
Hilo, Hawaii – 65
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Thursday morning:
0.20 PRINCEVILLE AIRPORT, KAUAI
0.12 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.48 ULUPALAKUA, MAUI
0.15 PAHALA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1024 millibar high pressure system far to the NE of the islands. Trade winds will be light to moderately strong Thursday, becoming lighter on Friday. 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.
Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
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.
Once in a blue moon…Thursday night
It’s early Wednesday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. As noted in the paragraphs above, we’re moving into a lighter wind condition, along with a fairly dry reality as well. This is going to make for a pretty hot and sultry atmosphere this weekend, which could turn a little hazy around the edges too. However, our tropical reality will remain on the nice side of the weather spectrum in general. ~~~ As the picture shows above, Thursday night will be the blue moon, with two full moons during the same month. This will make for some fun somehow I think, at least for me. I’ll use any excuse to add to some extra fun to my life! ~~~ It sure is nice up here in Kula, really quite warm. I guess I’m going to have to submit to the fact that summer is upon us again. I sometimes find myself resisting the growing heat of the high sun season here in the islands. Fortunately, living upcountry, it cools down at night to comfortable levels for a sound sleep. I hope you enjoy your Wednesday night, and will join me here again on Thursday. I’ll have your updated weather pages, not just this narrative page, ready for you then. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now. It’s not precisely like watching it on television, although it’s quite a 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 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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