Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennAugust 29-30 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 87F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 89
Hilo, Hawaii – 88
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 78F
Kahului, Maui – 69
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:
0.35 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.78 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.06 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.07 KAHOOLAWE
0.61 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.51 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure systems located far NE and NW of Hawaii. The trade winds will remain in the light to locally moderate levels Thursday into 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. Here’s a tracking map covering both the eastern and central Pacific Ocean.
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.
It feels so nice to be in Hawaii!
Photo Credit: flickr.com
The cooling and refreshing trade winds continue to grace the Hawaiian Islands, with no end in sight. The latest weather map shows high pressure systems located to the NE and NW of the islands…the source of our breezy trade winds now. The latest forecast calls for the trade winds to increase a little more into the second half of the week. The trade winds will moderate and temper the very warm conditions along the leeward beaches during the afternoon hours. At the same time it will keep our local ocean surface ruffled with white caps.
The usual showers will continue to fall along the windward sides of the islands, at least in places…and then increase some into the weekend. The latest computer forecast models show an upper level ridge of high pressure over the state, which will keep us relatively dry through the work week. It will be replaced however by an upper level trough of low pressure Friday. This means that we could see an increase in showers by the weekend. As the trade winds will be quite strong then, the focus for showers will generally be along the windward sides…although some stray showers could be carried over into the leeward sides on the smaller islands then. The one wild card in regards to this expected increase in showers, will be how much moisture will be around then, which remains a question.
It’s Wednesday here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. Our weather here in the lovely Hawaiian Islands remains nice, and will stay that way through these last couple of days of August. Part of nice of course includes those occasional passing showers along the north and east facing windward coasts and and slopes. The south and west facing leeward sides of the islands will find warm sunshine beaming down in most areas during the days, with only the Kona coast on the Big Island expected to have a few afternoon or evening showers here and there. ~~~ Meanwhile, in the marine environment, we have a new south swell that has arrived from the southern hemisphere. If you find yourself at one of our lovely beaches, where the waves look a little too big, then stay on shore…it can be dangerous! ~~~ Glancing over into the eastern Pacific, we found the development of a new tropical depression called 10E Wednesday morning. It strengthened into a tropical storm called Gil during the day, although poses no threat to our Hawaiian Islands…and won’t reach hurricane force before dissipating soon. ~~~ I’ll be back early Thursday morning with your next new weather narrative, I hope you enjoy your Wednesday night until then wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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