The latest update to this website was at 109pm Sunday (HST)

 

Here are the highest temperatures Saturday afternoon…and the lowest Sunday morning:

82  / 65  Lihue AP, Kauai
83 / 62   Molokai AP, Molokai
85 / 61  Kahului AP, Maui
85 / 75   Kona AP, Big Island
83 / 66   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 Sunday afternoon:

0.01  Makaha Ridge, Kauai
0.07  Maunawili, Oahu
0.00  Molokai
0.02  Lanai City, Lanai
0.01  Keokea, Maui
0.14  Glenwood, Big Island

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

24  Barking Sands, Kauai
14  Makaha Valley, Oahu
17  Makaena, Molokai
14  Lanai 1, Lanai
30  Na Kula, Maui
23  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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 Upper level low and a cold front northwest


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Low clouds being carried in on the east to southeast wind flow

 

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Higher clouds coming over the state from the west

 

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Localized showers

 

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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 Sunday 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 partly cloudy with thick volcanic haze here in upper Kula early this morning, while my low temperature was 50 degrees.

Weather Wit of the day:  Meteorologist – An expert who has inside information on outside matters

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Mostly dry and stable conditions will persist today, with light east to southeast winds continuing. Showers will remain limited, generally favoring windward and southeast-facing slopes overnight through the early morning hours, and interior and leeward areas in the afternoon where sea breezes form.

Rain chances will steadily increase through new the week as southerly winds associated with a cold front and upper disturbance draw moisture northward into the islands. This cold front may reach the islands later in the week, potentially leading to more widespread rainfall.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Model guidance remains in decent agreement into Monday, indicating that deep-layer ridging will remain positioned over the area, reinforcing the stable and suppressed environment. Expect only light to moderate showers, primarily favoring windward and southeast-facing slopes overnight and into the early morning hours. During the afternoon, sea breezes may lead to some cloud buildups over interior and leeward areas, but any associated showers are expected to be brief and limited in coverage.

Guidance remains reasonably consistent through the first half of the week, with deep low pressure west of the state gradually shifting eastward. This will cause the low-level flow to veer out of the south and increase to moderate levels beginning Monday. This evolving pattern will result in increased moisture being drawn northward into the region, initially over the western end of the state. As a result, rain chances will steadily rise through the first half of the week.

Forecast confidence decreases heading into the latter half of the week, due to differences among the model solutions. However, there is general agreement that the aforementioned deep moisture axis and the cold front will reach the islands. Combined with broad upper-level troughing and instability, this will lead to an evolving wet pattern, which could become more widespread by next weekend.

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:  Light and variable winds will hold over the western islands, while light to moderate east-southeasterly trades prevail over the eastern end of the state. A storm system to the distant northwest, will strengthen winds and shift them around to the southeast and south Monday through Tuesday. Localized terrain enhancement around the Big Island could result in advisory level winds during this time. The winds will gradually ease Wednesday and Thursday as a front approaches from the northwest, with moderate to fresh northeast trades filling in behind the front for the end of the week.

A series of small overlapping north-northeast swells will keep some surf in place along exposed north and east facing shores through mid-week. A small west-northwest swell will bring some small surf to exposed north and west facing Tuesday through Thursday. A more significant north-northwest swell appears to arrive late in the week, potentially bringing warning level surf to north and west facing shores next weekend.

Surf along south facing shores will remain up, then return back to seasonable levels Monday through late next week.

 

 

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:  

Tropical Cyclone 27S (Courtney)…is located approximately 813 NM southwest of Cocos Islands

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(Click on graphic if you want to see details)

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:  Virtual Reality Videos Increase Environmental Awareness

Nature documentaries presented as 360° virtual reality videos have a stronger positive effect than other forms of media, including an indirect effect on donation intentions.

A group of media psychologists at the University of Cologne, led by Professor Dr Dr Kai Kaspar, has examined the effects of presenting environmental protection documentaries by way of 360° virtual reality (VR) videos compared with the use of other more traditional media forms. VR videos are interactive 360° videos that allow viewers to immerse themselves in a digital environment and explore it from different angles, often with the help of VR headsets or glasses.

According to the study participants, virtual reality increased the feeling of being intensively involved in the narrative. This, in turn, led to an increased motivation to protect the environment and a greater willingness to donate. The psychologists published their findings in the article ‘Virtual reality versus classic presentations of mass media campaigns: Effectiveness and psychological mechanisms using the example of environmental protection’ in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.

Convincing people to engage with issues and problems that seem geographically and emotionally distant is one of the biggest challenges for organizations working to protect the environment. Virtual reality is becoming increasingly important as a tool to promote charitable causes, such as fundraising campaigns. The researchers led by Professor Dr Dr Kai Kaspar from the Department of Psychology at the University of Cologne wanted to investigate this effect in detail.

In this study, they showed three documentaries to 128 participants, who had been randomly assigned to four different groups: one group was presented with the documentaries as 360° VR videos, a second group watched them as 2D videos on a TV, a third group only listened to the audio track, like a podcast, and a fourth group read a corresponding text.

Read more at University of Cologne