The latest update to this website was at 740pm Tuesday (HST)

 

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

0.02  Wailua, Kauai
0.01  Kaala, Oahu
0.01  Kamalo, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.12  Hana AP, Maui
0.23  Kealakekua, Big Island

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

24  Port Allen, Kauai
21  Kalaeloa, Oahu
22  Makapulapai, Molokai
18  Lanai 1, Lanai 
25  Na Kula, Maui
24  Kealakomo, 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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Cold fronts north…thunderstorms far southeast and southwest

 

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 Variable low clouds over the islands…although not many 

 

 

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Showers locally…very few 

 

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

 

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Glenn’s Tuesday comments:  I’m here in Corte Madera (Marin County, CA) at my friend Linda’s place

It’s cloudy with fog and a light mist early this morning…with a low temperature of 35.5 degrees.

The morning clouds were slow to burn off until the mid-afternoon here in Corte Madera, and already at 406pm (PST), they are already returning.

Weather Wit of the day: Marine Advisory – A wave review

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview: Light winds will give rise to expanding daytime sea breezes and gentle overnight land breezes. Little rainfall anticipated for the next several days.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: Moderate ESE winds and mostly clear skies prevail area wide courtesy of a dry resident airmass, and a strong inversion that slopes from around 4,000 feet at Lihue to 6,000 feet at Hilo. Dry weather continues for the next week, as the trade wind belt remains weakened and suppressed to the south, courtesy of a relatively lower latitude storm track across the north Pacific.

With little change during the next week, the local gradient will remain light with daytime sea breezes and overnight land breezes, particularly over the smaller islands. A relative lack of low-level moisture leaves little to work with, so expect nothing more than modest afternoon cloud build ups over island interiors, and spotty light showers during this time.

Fire weather:  Wind and humidity levels remain below critical fire weather thresholds this week. Limited showers during this time.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – along with a Closer View of the islands / Vog map animation / 8-Day Precipitation model

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment: A ridge of high pressure north of the state will gradually weaken and drift south over the islands Wednesday. This will cause our current moderate to locally fresh easterly trade winds to gradually weaken over the next several days, and veer from the southeast direction. The forecast beyond Thursday will be highly dependent on the evolution of a large North Pacific storm developing Thursday into Friday.

Latest global models and its ensemble members are in line with a cold front approaching the state from the northwest Friday into Saturday, with the front stalling and weakening within the vicinity of Kauai Saturday into Sunday.

Although the details remain uncertain regarding thunderstorm chances, confidence is increasing for large seas building above the Small Craft Advisory (SCA) thresholds this week. The first round of high seas will build in from Wednesday through Friday, and then another round of SCA conditions with the second larger northwest swell builds into the region Saturday afternoon into Sunday.

The current northwest swell will continue to decline. A large long period northwest (320-330 degree) swell will fill in Wednesday, likely exceeding advisory thresholds through Thursday. This northwest swell could briefly approach warning thresholds late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

A large storm force low is expected to develop across the West Central Pacific on Thursday, and could send our first extra large northwest swell of the season into the islands from Saturday night into Sunday, affecting exposed north and west facing shores. There are still some differences regarding the intensity of the low with each model run, but nonetheless we should see an extra large swell by Sunday. Expect a higher degree of uncertainty on the final size of this next swell, as the size of the low and the close proximity of the fetch leaves some potential for even giant size surf affecting north and west facing shores by Sunday.

Surf along east facing shores will remain small through the week due to the lighter winds.

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World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7-days.

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7-days.

Gulf of America:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7-days.

 

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

North Central Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

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

 

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  

Tropical Cyclone 33W (Koto)…is located 235 NM west-southwest of Manila, Philippines

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Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Ocean:  

Tropical Cyclone 04B…is located 634 NM southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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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: World’s Mountains Warming Faster Than Lowlands

Around the world, mountains are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, scientists warn. More intense heat is melting glaciers and diminishing snowfall, threatening a vital source of fresh water for more than a billion people, according to an exhaustive review of scientific research.

It is clear that warmer weather is altering mountain landscapes, said lead author Nick Pepin, of the University of Portsmouth. “What’s less well known is that as you go higher into the mountains, the rate of climate change can become even more intense.”

Pepin and his colleagues analyzed data on shifting temperature, rainfall, and snowfall across mountain ranges, from the Rockies to the Alps to the Himalayas, from 1980 to 2020. They found that, compared to lowlands, mountains are warming by another 0.21 degrees C per century. Data shows that as alpine areas heat up, snowfall is turning to rain, and rain is becoming more erratic. The research was published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

Read More: Yale Environment 360