June 22-23 2008


Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday: 

Lihue, Kauai – 83
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-kona – 84

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 5 p.m. Sunday evening:

Barking Sands, Kauai – 84F  
Hilo, Hawaii – 77

Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of  Sunday afternoon:

0.25  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.71 South Fork Kaukonahua, Oahu
0.12 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
1.35 Puu Kukui, Maui
0.46 Glenwood, Big Island

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing high pressure centers located to the northwest and northeast of the islands. These  high pressure systems will keep moderately strong trade winds blowing, with those usual stronger gusts in the major channels…and those windiest coastal areas through Tuesday.

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. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image. 

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 weather conditions.

Aloha Paragraphs

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  The east coast of Kauai
Photo Credit: Flickr.com

The gusty trade winds of the last week, will begin to mellow-out some as we move into the new week. The trade winds were moderately strong and gusty Sunday, becoming generally light to moderately strong Monday onward. The small craft wind advisory has been scaled back some now, and may be gone by Monday. There doesn’t appear to be any end in sight for this extended period of trades however, which is normal for this time of year. 

The Hawaiian Islands have been happy to see an increase in showers the last day or two. The bulk of these passing showers have arrived along the windward sides, where the largest precipitation totals have occurred. The weather may stay a bit more showery for the time being, at least off and on into the new week. The leeward sides will be immune from these passing showers, although even there, there will be a few showers sneaking over the mountains.

~~~ It’s Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. It’s cloudy up here on the mountain, and glancing over towards the windward side, it looks showery. There’s a virtual wall of gray shower bearing clouds banked up against that side of the mountain…towards Makawao and Haiku. As this satellite image shows, there a fair amount of clouds to the east of the islands, which will keep some wet clouds heading our way on the trade wind flow. This is such good news, as we have been in dire need of rainfall, to offset the dry weather we had through much of the spring months! I think enough folks who live here in Hawaii did some rain dances, that it finally had the desired effect! At any rate, I’ll be back very early Monday morning with you next new narrative, I hope you have a great Sunday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
 






















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