February 16-17, 2009
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday afternoon:
Lihue, Kauai – 78
Honolulu, Oahu – 81
Kaneohe, Oahu – 76
Kahului, Maui – 80
Hilo, Hawaii – 75
Kailua-kona – 81
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level, and on the highest mountains…at 4 p.m. Monday afternoon:
Honolulu, Oahu – 79F
Lihue, Kauai– 70
Haleakala Crater – 48 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea summit – 34 (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:
0.29 Mount Waialaele, Kauai
0.05 Manoa Valley, Oahu
0.03 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.03 Hana airport, Maui
0.10 Piihonua, Big Island
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing a 1033 millibar high pressure system located to the north-northwest of the islands…we’ll see breezy trade winds both Tuesday and Wednesday.
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. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Presidents Day…good time to relax
Photo Credit: flickr.com
The trade winds have moderated a touch, although will continue to be on the breezy side through most of this new week. The winds will be lighter than they were during the second half of this last week, which were very strong and gusty at times. We still have small craft wind advisory flags up over many of our windiest areas today, which will remain in place into Tuesday.
Monday and Tuesday will be generally dry, with just a few showers along the windward sides…increasing a bit Wednesday. The leeward sides will remain dry through the beginning of this week, with lots of sunshine beaming down during the days. Those windward biased showers will be limited, that is until the tail-end of a cold front swings through…bringing us an increase in showers around Wednesday. We may see another increase in showers during the second half of the upcoming weekend.
The high surf advisory for the east facing beaches remains in effect Monday, with our ocean still on the choppy side locally. As the trade winds are still on the breezy side, our ocean will be filled with white caps in many areas. These trade winds will stay with us through most of the upcoming week…if not through all of the next seven days going forward. At least they won’t be as strong as we saw this past weekend.
It’s Monday afternoon here in Kula, Maui, as I begin writing this last section of today’s narrative. The winds, as noted by the numbers below, at least in terms of top gusts, are still showing some good strong gusts from the trade wind direction…as of around 4pm Monday afternoon:
27 mph on Kauai
27 mph on Oahu
25 mph on Molokai
38 mph on Lanai
32 mph on Kahoolawe
35 mph on Maui
38 mph on the Big Island
~~~ This morning I lounged, rested, and read, after a nice breakfast. A friend at the birthday party I went to Sunday, gave me some fresh eggs from her loose running chickens. Wow, the yolks on those things were deep orange, which I plated along with toast. I ate some cherimoya, banana, and vanilla yogurt before I cooked up those special eggs. I then brewed up a nice cup of espresso, and drank that with a couple of warmed-up small pastries that I bought at the health food store in Paia on Saturday.
~~~ During the afternoon I got socialable again, and ended up getting together with all my neighbors. We had lunch, and then tea with chocolate cake and truffles a little while ago. There was a time that we did a little work before that as well, which felt good. One set of neighbors invited me to go see a new film this evening, but I’ll likely pass on that, considering on how late they will be back, and how early I will be getting up in the morning. Speaking of which, I’ll be back with you then, when I’ll have a new weather narrative waiting for you. I hope you have a great Monday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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