Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennSeptember 27-28 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 84F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 77F
Kahului, Maui – 67
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Friday morning:
0.53 HANALEI RIVER, KAUAI
0.28 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.79 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.66 POHAKULOA KIPUKA ALALA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1031 millibar high pressure system located far to the NNE of Hawaii. Theis high pressure cell will keep moderate trade winds blowing across our Hawaiian islands through Saturday. 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 and Radar 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.
Great colorful sunsets in Hawaii lately!
photo credit: flickr.com
The trade winds will remain active Thursday evening, and then begin to slow down a little Friday into the upcoming weekend. The latest weather map shows a fairly strong 1032 millibar high pressure system located far to the north of the islands now. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will gradually move southward, and begin weakening a little over the next several days. It appears that our local trade winds will come down a little in strength as a result. The latest computer forecast models show the trades continuing on into next week.
The trade winds will continue to carry a few showers in our direction, focused most intently along the windward sides. Meanwhile, the long lasting upper level low pressure trough to our northeast through southwest, will help to bring high level cirrus clouds overhead. The cold air associated with this upper air weather feature will keep our overlying atmosphere just a little unstable still. This in turn keeps the slight chance of a few briefly heavy shower in the forecast. As the weekend rolls around, we should begin to see more sunshine, with less high clouds and showers.
It’s Thursday evening as I start writing this last paragraph of todays weather narrative. That same area of tropical moisture, in the area southwest of Hawaii, as viewed in this satellite image…remains active. That high level moisture is being carried up into the state on the jet stream winds aloft coming up from the SW. This high cloudiness will give great sunrise and sunset colors, although will dim and filter our Hawaiian sunshine locally too. As this upper low pressure trough fills soon, we should see fewer high cirrus clouds, allowing more of our famous Hawaiian sunshine to return later Friday into the weekend. As this low loses influence in our area, we should see less showers falling along the windward sides too. ~~~ Thursday was anything but a banner day for sunshine here in Hawaii! The one exception was for the island of Kauai, which was mostly out from under the thick veil of high clouds that covered the rest of the state. ~~~ I’ll be back early Friday morning with your next tropical weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a great Thursday night wherever you are spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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