Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
81 Lihue, Kauai
85 Honolulu, Oahu
84 Molokai
88 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 743pm Wednesday evening:
Kailua Kona – 81
Hana airport, Maui – 72
Haleakala Summit – 52 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 39 (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
Gradually lighter trade winds Thursday into Friday, still a few windward showers,
then afternoon showers upcountry leeward areas this weekend…at least locally
Happy 4th of July!
The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Wednesday evening:
25 Port Allen, Kauai – ENE
28 Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
22 Molokai – NE
22 Lanai – NE
27 Kahoolawe – NE
25 Kapalua, Maui – NE
22 Upolu airport, Big Island – NE
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Wednesday evening:
1.31 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.96 Tunnel RG, Oahu
0.09 Molokai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.00 Lanai
0.51 Kula 1, Maui
0.79 Glenwood, 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 ~~~
Gradually lighter trades Thursday…then even lighter daytime breezes Friday through Sunday. Here’s a weather chart showing a near 1026 millibar high pressure system located to the north-northwest. At the same time, we see a weak 1010 millibar low pressure system over the ocean to the northeast of the state…with an associated trough to the east of the Big Island. Light to moderately strong trades will gradually give way to lighter breezes Friday into the weekend, as this low pressure area remains nearly stationary to our north-northeast. This lighter wind regime, with daytime sea breezes, will rebound into an active trade wind weather pattern by early next week…becoming quite strong and gusty then.
Trade wind weather pattern will give way to a convective weather pattern by Friday. Satellite imagery shows a few lower level clouds to the east, being carried our way on the weakening trades…with cloud patches to our west as well. Here’s the looping radar image, showing just a few showers passing by over the offshore waters, impacting the windward sides in places…and offshore to the west as well. As our winds ease up over the next day or two, afternoon showers will begin to fall more often, particularly along our leeward upcountry areas during the afternoon hours. Here’s a good satellite image showing the low pressure system far to our northeast, associated with former tropical cyclone Cosme…along with quickly weakening tropical storm Dalila offshore from the southern Mexican coast.
Looking ahead, the remnant moisture from now retired tropical cyclone Cosme, which was active in the eastern Pacific last week, may bring a modest increase in windward showers at some point in the later Friday through the Saturday or Sunday time frame. At the same time, we will see an easing up in our trade wind speeds during this period as well. As the trade winds give way to a convective weather pattern, with daytime sea breezes, the greatest likelihood of showers will occur over our leeward slopes during the afternoon hours. I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative early Thursday morning, I hope you have a great Wednesday night wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE DISTURBANCE MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD TOWARD THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE…10 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT…HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ELSEWHERE, 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: Tropical storm Dalila (04E) will drop in strength rather quickly going forward. The present location is over the waters of the northeastern Pacific…located about 285 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds were 60 mph, with a slow drift towards the southwest at 05 mph. Here’s the NHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image. Here’s what the hurricane models are showing for tropical storm Dalila. By the way, there is no threat to the Hawaiian Islands, despite it taking a more or less westward track away from the Mexican coast.
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION DURING THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS MAY NOT BE AS CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST…THIS SYSTEM STILL HAS A HIGH CHANCE…70 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH.
Here’s what the hurricane models are doing with this area being called invest 97E
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 Saturday morning
Western Pacific Ocean:There are no active tropical cyclones
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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