Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Friday:
80 Lihue, Kauai
84 Honolulu, Oahu
82 Molokai
87 Kahului, Maui
85 Kona, Hawaii
83 Hilo, Hawaii
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops on Maui and the Big Island…as of 710pm Friday evening:
Kahului, Maui – 82
Hana airport, Maui – 77
Haleakala Summit – 48 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 34 (13,000+ feet on the Big Island)
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. This web cam is available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon shining down during the night at times. Plus, during the nights you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise and sunset too… depending upon weather conditions. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.
Aloha Paragraphs
Rising south swells along our leeward beaches into Saturday
Wind Advisory…Big Island summits
Moderate trade winds, some windward showers…a few
locally heavy around Kauai Saturday afternoon
The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Friday evening:
23 Port Allen, Kauai – NE
33 Kuaokala, Oahu – NNE
24 Molokai – NE
33 Lanai – NE
29 Kahoolawe – NE
33 Kahului, Maui – NE
27 Pali 2, Big Island – N
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Friday evening:
1.07 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.78 Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
0.16 Molokai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.00 Lanai
0.16 Puu Kukui, Maui
0.15 Kealakekua, Big Island
We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
Trade winds blowing through the weekend…into next week. Here’s a weather chart showing a near 1021 millibar high pressure system located far to the northeast of our islands…with an associated ridge extending west-southwest to points northeast of the islands. At the same time, we see a cold front to the north of Hawaii, which is helping to keep our trade winds a bit lighter than normal for this time of year. Those trades however will remain active…with no end in sight from this vantage point.
Trade wind weather pattern will prevail, with windward showers at times…a few elsewhere. Satellite imagery shows lower level clouds to the north and east being carried our way on the trades, with a few patches offshore to the southwest. Here’s the looping radar image, showing showers passing by over the offshore waters…with a few arriving along the windward sides of the islands.
A small upper level trough of low pressure, with its cold air aloft…may enhance showers locally in places. Although, at the same time, there seems to be a lack of lower level moisture at the time of this writing. Daytime heating of the islands caused afternoon clouds over and around the mountains, where there were a few showers, which will likely happen again on Saturday. Otherwise, most areas will find fairly typical summertime trade winds conditions prevailing into the weekend. The greatest threat for rainfall will occur on Kauai Saturday…and perhaps over the Koolau Mountains on Oahu Saturday afternoon into the early evening hours. Looking further ahead, the remnant moisture from now retired tropical cyclone Cosme, may bring an uptick in windward showers later next week…stay tuned for more on that. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above during the day, I hope you have a great Friday wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS
Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS
Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)
Eastern Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER… UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ONLY A SMALL INCREASE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WOULD RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE…80 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD AT AROUND 5 MPH.
Elsewhere, tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours
Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.
Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)…covering our central Pacific.
No Tropical cyclones are expected through Sunday night
Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical storm 06W (Rumbia) remains active in the Philippine Sea, although will be moving over the Philippine Islands during the next 24 hours or so. TS Rumbia is located approximately 301 NM east-southeast of Manila, Philippines. Here’s the JTWC graphical track map for TS 06W, along with a NOAA satellite image.
South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones
Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
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