Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs
Posted by GlennMay 10-11 2008
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Saturday:
Lihue, Kauai – 81
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 79
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon:
Honolulu, Oahu – 85F
Hilo, Hawaii – 75
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Saturday afternoon:
0.40 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.30 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.02 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.54 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.88 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing high pressure centers far to the NE of the state. This large area of high pressure will keep moderately strong trade winds blowing across our islands Saturday…gradually getting lighter into Sunday into Monday.
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…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.
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 cloud conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
The trade winds will still be rather gusty Saturday…stepping down in strength Sunday into the new week ahead. A small craft wind advisory was trimmed down Saturday, now including just the major channels from Oahu southward to the Big Island for the most part. These trades will slow down Sunday, getting even lighter during the new week ahead. During the Tuesday through Thursday period, they will in the very light and variable realms. The latest models show them picking up again around next Friday…then continuing through the rest of the week into the following week.
Showers will concentrate around the mountains and along the windward coasts and slopes for the time being. Those windward areas will find the most generous rainfall as usual, which will be the case through Monday. The leeward beaches will be generally quite dry, although showers could fall along the Kona slopes of the Big Island during the late afternoons. The bias for showers will shift over to the interior areas starting Tuesday afternoon.
It’s Saturday evening as I begin writing this last section of today’s narrative. As described above, a fairly routine trade wind weather pattern prevails here in the islands for the moment. These conditions will hold through the weekend, and start us off into our new week ahead. The current rather strong and gusty trade wind flow will begin to soften later this weekend into Monday…onward.
~~~ As Tuesday rolls around, our trade winds will diminish further in strength, and will likely veer around to a southeast direction. A cold front approaching the state from the NW will prompt this change in our weather circumstances. A light wind convective weather pattern will begin Tuesday, and remain in place through Thursday. This means that we’ll see voggy weather in many parts of the state.
~~~ A convective weather pattern typically manifests with days starting off in a clear way, with slightly cooler than normal temperatures giving way to rather hot and muggy afternoons. At the same time we can see clouds stacking-up over and around the mountains during the afternoons, with precipitation falling in the upcountry areas. Clouds typically evaporate again after dark, with the process beginning again the next day.
~~~ I went down to the beach on the north shore here on Maui early this morning. It was a delight to take that long walk down to Spreckelsville, or what is often referred to as baby beach. Baby beach is a long lagoon, with shallow water, which is perfect for kids, and for people who don’t want to deal with waves. I walked back to Baldwin Beach, and had a nice swim. It was breakfast time when I got back to Paia, so I had a crepe at a little eatery on Baldwin Ave. I did a little shopping at Mana Food, and stopped in at the Pukalani Superette for a couple pieces of fresh Ahi tuna on the way home.
~~~ When I got back home to Kula, my neighbor and I cut down a stock of bananas, which turned out to be quite a job. I had a chance to rest a little, although now I’m on my way to meet a friend for a walk out along Thompson Ranch Rd, down in Keokea. It’s a wonderful place to stretch your legs, and look down the mountain towards Makena, Wailea and Kihei. We will have dinner together, and sip on a nice glass of red wine…in this case a great 1997 Napa Valley, California Cabernet. I’ll catch up with you early Sunday morning again, when I’ll have your next new weather narrative from paradise ready for the reading here. I’m planning on an early trip down to the Pukalani country club for some putting…more about that then. I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it. It may mean you are reading from here in Hawaii, or perhaps in Vancouver, Canada, or Duluth, or Tampa, maybe Butte, Montana…whatever. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Bye the way, here’s wishing all you Mom’s…a very Happy Mothers Day!
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