The latest update to this website was at 605pm Monday (HST)

 

Here are the highest temperatures Monday…and the lowest Monday:

80 – 68  Lihue AP, Kauai
81 – 63  Molokai AP, Molokai
85 – 63  Kahului AP, Maui
85 – 73  Kona AP, Big Island
86 – 68  Hilo, AP, Big Island

>>> There are lots of new locations that measure rainfall and winds now, here’s a map of all areas for your reference

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Monday evening:

1.95  N Wailua Ditch, Kauai
2.12  St. Stephens, Oahu
0.40  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.71  Lanai AP, Lanai
0.52  Puu Kukui, Maui
1.21  Kapapala, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Monday evening:

23  Mana, Kauai
14  Makua Range, Oahu
10  Kalae Hwy, Molokai
09  Lanai 1, Lanai
15  Na Kula, Maui
27  Hilo AP, Big Island

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcams on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii, and atop the Haleakala Crater (~10,023 feet) on Maui. These webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands, and at night whenever there’s a big moon shining down. Also, at night you will be able to see the stars, and the sunrise and sunset too…depending upon weather conditions.

 

https://weather.gc.ca/data/satellite/goes_gwdisk11_1070_100.jpg

Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES17/ABI/SECTOR/tpw/13/GOES17-TPW-13-900x540.gif 

 A low pressure system northeast of Hawaii…thunderstorms far southeast


https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES17/ABI/SECTOR/hi/GEOCOLOR/GOES17-HI-GEOCOLOR-600x600.gif

Low clouds being carried our way on the east-southeast winds

 

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES17/ABI/SECTOR/hi/13/GOES17-HI-13-600x600.gif

High and middle level clouds moving over the state from the west…with towering cumulus far northeast

 

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/HAWAII_loop.gif

Localized showers

 

https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/satellite/Kauai_VIS_loop.gif

Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/PHKI_loop.gif

Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/satellite/Oahu-Maui_VIS_loop.gif

Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/PHMO_loop.gif

Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/satellite/Hawaii_VIS_loop.gif

 Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and the Big Island (Satellite)

 

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/PHKM_loop.gif

Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/PHWA_loop.gif

Big Island (Radar)

 

Model showing precipitation through 8-days (you can slow this animation down)

 


Please open this link to see details on any current Watches, Warnings and Advisories noted above

 

https://www.weather.gov/images/hfo/graphics/pmsl.gif

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Monday comments:  I’m here in Corte Madera, Marin County, California, at my friend Linda’s on a working vacation.

It was a very nice day here in Marin County, with only a little fog in the morning, which turned to sunny and warm weather in the afternoon.

My neighbor in Kula told me it has been raining all afternoon.

Weather Wit of the day:  Sure we worry about vog, but how do not stand too close to the air?

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  A moist unstable airmass will remain in place during the next few days, with sea breezes allowing for the development of locally heavy showers and a few thunderstorms each afternoon. Land breezes will keep most shower activity over the coastal waters or near the coast at night.

Trade winds are expected to return Wednesday, reaching breezy levels Friday through the weekend, along with a more typical windward and mountain shower pattern.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Weather maps show a weak diffuse trough of low pressure near Kauai, while a high is centered far northeast of Hawaii. Winds remain light across the state, with land breezes present in most areas. Infrared satellite imagery shows partly cloudy conditions across most of the state. Radar imagery shows scattered light showers over east and southeast facing slopes of the Big Island, with a few showers brushing the leeward Big Island coast as well as the windward coast of Oahu. Elsewhere, shower activity remains out over the coastal waters.

The weak trough of low pressure will remain nearly stationary over the smaller islands today through Tuesday. Winds will change little during this time, with land and sea breezes dominant over most of the state. The troughing over the islands will gradually dampen out during the middle and latter part of the week, as high pressure builds to the north. This should allow a gradual return and strengthening of the trade winds across the state, with the trades reaching breezy levels Friday through the weekend.

Meanwhile, a land/sea breeze pattern will remain in place during the next couple days, with showers favoring interior and leeward areas during the afternoon and evening hours, and remaining mostly over the coastal waters or areas near the immediate coast at night. The airmass will remain moist and unstable today through Tuesday, as a disturbance aloft moves southward over the state.

This should continue to bring some locally heavy showers and a few thunderstorms to the island chain, particularly during the afternoon hours. A return to more typical trade wind weather featuring mainly windward and mountain showers appears to take hold Wednesday, with this pattern then persisting through the weekend.

Volcanic emissions and light background southeast flow will keep vog in place over most of the state through Tuesday. The returning trades should clear the vog out of the smaller islands by late Wednesday.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – along with a Closer View of the islands / Here’s the latest Weather Map / Vog map animation

Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  A trough of low pressure near Kauai continues to weaken the high pressure ridge over the eastern Hawaiian Islands. This diffuse trough may bring some heavier showers and thunderstorms to the nearby coastal and offshore waters. This boundary is expected to slowly shift east over the next 24 hours, increasing the potential for showers and thunderstorms over the coastal and offshore waters. Light and variable winds will continue into the Tuesday. Trades will build back in from Wednesday onward, as a high pressure system builds in north of the Hawaii area.

A small long period northwest swell will slowly fade into Tuesday. Surf along north and west facing shores should remain near or below average levels for this time of year. By Thursday, a medium long period north-northwest swell is expected to arrive, producing surf that will likely remain below advisory levels.

Multiple small early season south swells will maintain small background southerly energy through Tuesday. A bump up in south swell energy will arrive on Wednesday, peaking early Thursday, and then slowly fading through the weekend. Weak upstream trade wind flow will keep surf on the small side for east facing shores.

 

Free wallpaper waikiki beach hawaii.



World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s the link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Arabian Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)

>>> Here’s a link to the Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Weather Wall website

 

Interesting:  Taste Research Suggests Pearl Millet Could be a Healthy, Sustainable, Gluten-free Wheat Alternative in the U.S.

With droughts in the United States increasingly impacting wheat production, many producers are looking for more durable alternatives. Researchers from Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, City University of New York and Monell Chemical Senses Center recently reported that American pallets are likely to accept pearl millet — a hardy, gluten-free grain that has been cultivated for centuries in rugged, drought conditions in Africa and India — as an acceptable substitute in recipes that use wheat flour.

The challenge of introducing an alternative ingredient is always whether or not consumers will like the taste. To understand how U.S. consumers might take to this wheat alternative, researchers from Drexel’s Food Lab in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, joined colleagues from CUNY, Brooklyn College, Penn and the Monell Center to, conduct two pilot studies on sensory perception and liking of whole grain, United States pearl millet. Their findings were recently published in the journal Foods.

The results of the study showed that fermented pearl millet flour can successfully replace up to 20% of whole wheat flour in sandwich-style whole grain bread without affecting consumer acceptance or willingness to purchase it. Beyond this amount, however, flavor acceptability declined, which emphasizes the need to balance nutritional improvements with sensory appeal, according to the researchers.

Read More: Drexel University

Pearl millet growing in a field.