Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennMarch 30-31 2006
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 70F
Honolulu, Oahu – 75
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77
Kahului, Maui – 82
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 742
Lihue, Kauai – 66
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals during the last 24 hours (as of Friday morning) on each of the major islands, including:
1.33 OMAO, KAUAI
3.14 KALAELOA AIRPORT, OAHU
2.364 MOLOKAI
1.91 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
2.89 KULA, MAUI
0.07 KAHUA RANCH, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a low pressure system just to the west of the islands. This pressure configuration will keep mostly light winds around Friday…with light easterly winds filling back into our area this weekend or by early next week. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those funny weather symbols mean.
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 only available during the daylight hours here in the islands…that is unless there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two!
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.
The beauty and spirit of our islands
This satellite image will show the extent of whatever clouds will be over us, while this radar image will point out where the rains are falling.
The same swath of cloudiness is over the state today, that has been on and off over us the last 5-6 weeks. These clouds are being driven towards us by the counterclockwise circulation around the trough to our west. This stuff is coming in at all levels of the atmosphere, taking a free ride up from the deeper tropics to our south and SW. These clouds are nothing new to Hawaii’s residents and visitors alike! There is good news in the offing however, as next week we should see a breakthrough into better weather.It’s always good to have something to look forward to!
This “light at the end of the tunnel” will come in the form of our returning trade winds. They may reappear, after a long absence, later this weekend. However, it will likely take until early next week to see the coconut palm trees swaying under their welcome influence. When they first get here, they will probably be full of moisture and keep the windward sides wet. Although as the trough to our west loses its long lasting reign, we should finally begin to see the return of more sunshine, and the kind of weather that we all love so much here in the Aloha state.Before we get too giddy about the outlook for better weather next week, don’t forget we have to make it through the rest of this workweek!
This prospect isn’t a dry one, and as a matter of fact, we still have some rather impressive “rainage” to move through. As stated above, there will be a considerable amount of water still falling out of the sky. The NWS forecast office in Honolulu has a flash flood watch in effect through Friday evening. It wouldn’t surprise me all that much if it got extended into the weekend time frame. It would be wise to drive very carefully if you are here in the islands, that, and watch out for problems that relate to excessive water runoff.It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start today’s sunset commentary.
It was another cloudy day here in the islands, although with some breaks in the otherwise overcast skies. There was some bona fide sunshine beaming down today, and at least in Kihei, no rain to speak of. The sky looked very threatening towards sunset, but again I didn’t go through any showers getting home. There are some patches of fog hanging in tree tops, which was a great sight just before dark. I made it to the beach at lunch, took my walk along the waters edge, then dove into the ocean. I’ve definitely seen cleaner conditions, there was lots of silt in the ocean from the recent heavy rains. I’m so delighted to let you know that I’m doing this update on my new computer! It is such a pleasure to be hunkered into my weather tower again, on my own machine. It was quite a hassle for the last few days, having to go other places to get my updates done. It is so warm and muggy right now, I’m actually bare chested, and don’t feel the slightest bit of chill…thanks to all the tropical moisture that is enveloping the Hawaiian Islands now. It’s time to go down and have a bite to eat, although before I go down the stairs, let me say thanks for stopping by this evening. I hope you have a pleasant night, and that you will meet me here on Friday. By the way, things are looking up in terms of our local weather starting this weekend! Aloha for now…Glenn. p.s. As a way of thanking my link sponsors, and drawing your attention to the great sites on the left hand margin of all my webpages, I’m highlighting each of them individually. Today’s business is Ululoa Productions…the company that brings the world Hawaiian Music from Maui…celebrating the spirit of Aloha. Laurie and Jake Rohrer run this production company from the heart, and the music they produce reflects that oh so well! They were kind enough to send me three CD’s, my favorite of which is one called HoloHolo Mai Maui…which I can recommend highly. I play this CD and their others often, and will soon be sharing it with my TV weather show audience as well. This website receives between 6,000 and 18,000+ page impressions per day, depending upon the weather and the season. As of early Friday morning, March’s total count has been 396,598. That’s a lot of folks looking at all the pages on this site, including the new and useful links on the left hand margin on all the pages of this website. This will be all the links that I’ll be taking until June…thanks to all the businesses who are sponsoring Hawaii/Maui Weather Today! I’m putting together a waiting list now if you’re interested.
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