The latest update to this website was at 234pm Thursday (HST)

 

Here are the highest temperatures Thursday afternoon…and the lowest Thursday morning:

82 / 73  Lihue AP, Kauai
82 / 66   Molokai AP, Molokai
83 / 61  Kahului AP, Maui
84 / 73   Kona AP, Big Island
81 / 65   Hilo AP, Big Island

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

0.90  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.76  Pupukea Road, Oahu
0.00  Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.02  Hana AP, Maui
0.51  Pahoa, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Thursday afternoon:

28  Port Allen, Kauai
33  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
32  Makapulapai, Molokai
29  Lanai 1, Lanai
38  Kahului AP, Maui
42  South Point, 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.

 

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Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

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 A cold front to the northwest


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Low clouds are being carried in our direction on the strong trade winds

 

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There’s a few developed cumulus clouds north of Kauai

 

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Localized showers…mostly offshore

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

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

 

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Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

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Big Island (Radar)

 

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

 

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

 

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~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Thursday comments:  I’m home here in upper Kula, Maui, Hawaii. I hope you have a good day wherever you happen to be spending it.

It’s clear here in upper Kula early this morning, while my low temperature was 51 degrees.

Weather Wit of the day:  Smog – Making haze while the sun shines

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Breezy to locally windy easterly trade winds will persist through the weekend, bringing periods of windward and mountain showers as bands of moisture move through.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Model guidance shows a strong low- to mid-level ridge anchored north of the islands holding firm into next week. This pattern will support a mostly stable and breezy to locally windy trade wind pattern. A weak upper trough nearby will keep the inversion weak and slightly elevated, allowing for occasional increases in windward showers as shallow bands of moisture move through.

One such moisture band has settled southward into the area, bringing an increase in windward shower activity for most areas. These showers will be brief and light, though some may hold together as they drift over leeward areas.

Trade winds may ease slightly later today through Friday, as a cold front passing far to the north weakens the ridge. However, winds are expected to strengthen again over the weekend as the ridge rebuilds to the north, potentially reaching advisory levels for our typically windier areas in Maui County and the Big Island. Another shallow moisture band moving in Sunday into early next week could bring another round of enhanced windward showers.

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:  Strong high pressure over the Northeast Pacific will generate strong to near gale-force easterly trade winds through channels and across most windward waters. Seas will remain rough, with a combination of short-period wind-generated seas and northwest swells moving through. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) for a combination of strong winds and elevated seas is currently in effect through Friday afternoon for all coastal marine areas. The SCA will likely be extended through the weekend.

Surf along exposed north and west-facing shores will continue to ease as a northwest swell moves out. An upward trend is expected late Thursday through Saturday, as a couple of northwest (320-330 degrees) swells arrive, peaking Friday night through Saturday. This may push surf heights back to advisory levels at the peak late Friday through Saturday. A downward trend is then expected Sunday through early next week.

Surf along east-facing shores will remain rough through the rest of the week due to strong easterly trade winds.

Surf along south-facing shores will remain small, with mainly background south and southeast swells.

 

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: 

Tropical Cyclone 18P (Alfred)…is located approximately 113 NM east of Brisbane, Australia

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North and South Indian Ocean:

Tropical Cyclone 23S (Honde)…is located approximately 898 NM south-southwest of St. Denis – Final Warning

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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:  Rice Study Reveals How Rising Temperatures Could Lead To Population Crashes

Researchers at Rice University have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species’ population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems. The study, published in Ecology and led by Volker Rudolf, revealed that rising temperatures exacerbate competition within populations, ultimately leading to population crashes at higher temperatures. It offers one of the first clear experimental confirmations that rising temperatures alter the forces that control population dynamics in nature.

“Our research provides an essential missing piece in understanding the broader effects of warming on natural populations,” said Rudolf, professor of biosciences. “Even when individual organisms seem to thrive at higher temperatures, the population as a whole may still suffer as competition for resources intensifies.”

To reveal how temperature influences competition and population growth, the team focused on Daphnia pulex, a small zooplankton species that plays a vital role in freshwater food webs and water quality. By manipulating temperature and population density in a controlled laboratory setting, the researchers isolated the effects of rising temperatures on population dynamics. The results were both fascinating and troubling.

Read more at Rice University