July 5-6, 2010
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday afternoon:
Lihue, Kauai – 84
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kaunakakai, Molokai – 83
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-kona – 81
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops too…as of 5pm Monday evening:
Kahului, Maui – 84
Kapalua, Maui – 77
Haleakala Crater – 61 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea summit – 50 (near 14,000 feet on the Big Island)
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Monday afternoon:
0.35 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.15 Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
0.00 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.07 West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.79 Honaunau, Big Island
Marine Winds – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing several high pressure cells aligned northwest to northeast…providing moderately strong trade winds through Wednesday.
Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with this Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around 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. Finally, here’s a Looping IR satellite image, making viewable the clouds around the islands 24 hours a day. 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.
Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest weather 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. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast…can be found here. Of course, as we know, our hurricane season won’t begin again until June 1st here in the central Pacific.
Aloha Paragraphs
Nice weather at most of our local beaches this week
The trade winds will remain breezy through about Thursday…then pick up some Friday into the upcoming weekend. As our winds are only moderately strong now, there are no need for small craft wind advisories anywhere in the state now. The source of our trade winds can be tracked to high pressure cells stretched out from northeast to northwest of the state Monday night…as shown on this weather map.
A few showers will be carried our way on the trade winds, generally falling during the night and early morning hours. Here’s an IR satellite image showing just a fairly normal amount of clouds around the islands Monday night. As this looping radar image of the islands shows, we find a few showers moving in our direction. The atmosphere remains dry and stable, so that most showers will be active during the night and early morning hours. The leeward sides will be quite dry, while the Kona slopes may find a few afternoon showers falling at times.
The west, east and central north Pacific Ocean has no active tropical cyclones Monday night. There continues to be an area of disturbed weather to the south-southeast of the Mississippi River. Here’s a picture of that area, circled in yellow. This area has a very low chance (0%) of becoming a tropical cyclone over the next couple of days. Here’s a satellite image, showing that it certainly isn’t very impressive at the moment. Meanwhile, further south, down in the western Caribbean, we see another area of disturbed weather, with a better 30% chance of spinning up over the next few days.
It’s Monday evening as I begin writing this last section of today’s narrative update. As noted above, the trade winds continue to blow, and despite slowing down some over the next few days, will remain moderately strong. ~~~ Here in Kula, Maui this evening, at about 525pm, its mostly clear to partly cloudy…and a warm 74.8F degrees. Monday was a holiday for many folks here in the islands, and our local weather was very supportive of most outdoor activities. I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with your next new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Monday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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