Glenn James
Hawaii Weather Today
Creator, Author, and Administrator for over 30+ years 

 

The latest update to this website was 535pm Monday evening HST


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

3.97  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.71  Tunnel RG, Oahu
1.25  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.30  Lanai City, Lanai
1.45  West Wailuaiki, Maui
1.74  Lower Kahuku, Big Island


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

29  Lihue, Kauai – NE
36  Honolulu AP, Oahu – NE
39  Molokai AP, Molokai – NE
43  Lanai 1, Lanai – NE
54  Na Kula, Maui – E
47  Waikoloa 2, Big Island – NE


Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii. Here’s the webcam for the (~10,023 feet high) Haleakala Crater 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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 Tropical Disturbance southeast…with a cold front far northwest

 

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Variable clouds over and around Hawaii

 

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Localized Showers 

 

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




~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

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

435am HST, it’s clear in Corte Madera, CA, the low temperature was 39 degrees here at Linda’s…with calm winds

117pm, the clear morning quickly became cloudy as the morning wore on, as we have a rain making system taking aim on northern CA tonight into Wednesday.

 

Hanakapiai Beach - Kalalau Trail - Kauai Hawaii Art Print by Brian Harig - Fine Art America

 

 

Hawaii’s Weather Highlights…as of Monday evening: A breezy and stable trade wind flow will prevail through much of the week, as surface high pressure holds north of the state. Pockets of moisture moving in the trades will focus rainfall over windward and mauka areas, with showers briefly passing over leeward areas.

Short Term Update: Rough surf along north facing shores will continue a slow decline

Weather Narrative…as of Monday evening: Gusty trade winds are in place as stable conditions build over the islands. A robust high is settling several hundred miles north of the state, as a diffuse front dissipates near the islands. Breezy trade winds have developed in most areas, and as a mid level ridge builds southward over the islands, an inversion based between 5,000 to 7,000 feet is producing increasingly stable conditions. As this stable trade wind flow interacts with terrain, gusty downslope winds have developed across some leeward portions of Big Island and Maui, where a Wind Advisory has been issued.

A batch of moisture that kept Oahu rather wet earlier has cleared, with another area moving onto windward Big Island. On most islands, shower activity will be modest and largely confined to windward areas, while windward Big Island remains somewhat wet. For tonight, expect the trades to remain unchanged through the evening, followed by a slight decline during the early morning hours Tuesday. Winds are expected to diminish slightly as a band of moisture within the trade wind flow moves westward to around Kauai and Oahu. This feature will likely weaken the local pressure gradient and trade winds very slightly, but enough for the Wind Advisory to be cancelled.

Also, shower activity should pick up on windward Kauai and Oahu. The stable breezy trade wind flow will persist through at least Friday. Surface high pressure will hold north of the islands and maintain breezy and gusty trade winds. Pockets of moisture within the trades will focus showers over windward areas, and stability from ridging aloft will keep shower intensity moderate. Uncertainty increases this weekend, but moderate to breezy trade winds will likely persist.

Over the next few days, we’ll need to keep an eye on an area of potential tropical cyclone development far southeast of the state. Guidance continues to suggest that this system should pass south of the islands by the weekend, but it will need to be closely monitored. Trade winds could ease slightly Sunday as a weakening front approaches. This feature may bring some increase in shower activity for Kauai Sunday or next Monday.

Fire Weather: Breezy winds during the next several days will produce moderate fire weather conditions, since recent rainfall has likely limited the widespread availability of receptive fuels. The temperature inversion near Big Island will range from 6,000 to 8,000 feet over the next few days.

 

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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 / Looping Surface Precipitation…through the next 8-days / Vog Map

 

Marine Conditions…as of Monday evening: Dominant high pressure north of the area will maintain fresh to locally strong trade winds through most of the week and into the weekend with slight day to day fluctuations. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) is in effect though Tuesday for the combination of winds for most waters and seas above 10 feet for areas exposed to a moderate north- northwest swell. The 10 foot seas will drop off tonight, but the winds will remain, therefore the SCA will likely be extended further into the week.

Surf along north- and west-facing shores will likely remain at High Surf Advisory level conditions through the remainder of the afternoon as the current moderate, north-northwest swell continues to drop today. Offshore buoy data has stopped coming in as of early this morning, so some uncertainty exists regarding when exactly the advisory level surf will drop below thresholds. Therefore the advisory will be allowed to expire at 6pm. Surf will then become small by Wednesday. Another moderate, long period northwest swell arrives Wednesday night and will likely push north and west shore surf back to advisory levels Thursday into Friday. A medium- period swell fills in on Saturday, likely prolonging moderate to large surf action into the weekend.

The current moderate, medium period south swell will continue a gradual decline through Tuesday. South shore surf will be tiny through much of the week with little southerly background energy reaching the islands. East-facing shores will see an increase in trade wind swell as strong northeast winds remain. Surf along east-facing shores will stay big and choppy through much of the week with the trades.

 

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Lush Greenery and Mountains in Hawaii's Oahu · Free Stock Photo


World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 



>>> Here’s a link to the latest Pacific Disaster Center’s Weather Wall



Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Western Atlantic:

An area of low pressure is expected to form along a weakening frontal boundary a few hundred miles northeast of the Bahamas in a day or so. This system could acquire some subtropical characteristics late this week while it drifts over the western Atlantic. The chances of subtropical development should end by the weekend when the system is expected to move eastward or northeastward into unfavorable environmental conditions.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent 

Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones:

Gulf of America: There are no active tropical cyclones

 

Northeast Pacific:

 

Central North Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

>>>Well Southeast of the Hawaiian Islands:

A broad area of low pressure located well east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear generally favorable for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the middle to latter portions of this week as it moves westward to west-northwestward around 10 to 15 mph over the Central Pacific basin.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…30 percent
* Formation chance through 7 days…high…70 percent 

 

Northwest Pacific Ocean:

Tropical Cyclone 30W (In-fa)…is located approximately 123 NM southwest of Iwo To

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Southwest Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

 

North and South Indian Oceans / Arabian Sea:   

North Indian Ocean

Tropical Cyclone 04B (Murasu)…is located approximately 635 NM southwest of Kolkata, India

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



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