The latest update to this website was at 654am Thursday (HST)

 

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

0.12  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.03  Waihee Pump, Oahu
0.00  Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.56  Puu Alii, Maui
0.70  Pahoa, Big Island

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

12  Moloaa Dairy, Kauai – NE
10  Kili Dr, Oahu – NE
10  Makaena, Molokai – NE
09  Lanai 1, Lanai – NE
10  Olowalu, Maui – NE 
16  Lalamilo, Big Island – NE

 

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 far northwest…with thunderstorms to the south

 

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An area of middle level clouds is moving into the state from the north 

 

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Showers locally 

 

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

 

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Thursday comments:  I’m here at home in upper Kula, Maui

It’s mostly clear here in Maui County early this morning with just a few low clouds, with a chilly low temperature of 49.5 degrees at my place, with the relative humidity 75 percent.

Weather Wit of the day: Blizzard – The bad news brrrs

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview: Light winds, with afternoon sea breezes will continue into the weekend. This will bring some clouds and showers to the interior of the islands each afternoon, with skies clearing at night. A cold front approaching the islands from the northwest will bring a line of showers quickly down the chain on Monday, and possibly linger near the Big Island Tuesday. A much drier airmass moves in right behind the front, bringing a seasonable chill to the air late Monday into early Tuesday.

Hawaii’s Weather Details: Light winds over the islands, particularly the smaller islands, will continue as we head into the weekend. This is due to a ridge north of the islands sagging southward, as a cold front passing by to north of the islands. The light winds will allow for afternoon sea breezes, which will bring some clouds and showers to the islands during the afternoon and evening hours. Overnight land breezes will clear most of the clouds from the islands.

A much stronger cold front will approach the islands from the northwest Sunday, reaching Kauai late Sunday night/early Monday. There is good model agreement between the GFS and ECMWF with the timing of the front. The GFS is a little faster than the ECMWF, but both models shows a fast moving band of moisture moving down the island chain on Monday.

There is some disagreement with regards to the amount of instability with the system. The National Blend of Models (NBM) thunderstorm probabilities are very low, and with the GFS and ECMWF not in any sort of agreement, and just a little higher. With the NBM probabilities low, thunderstorms remain out of the forecast near the islands with the front.

Immediately behind the front, much colder dewpoints quickly spread down the island chain in a very stable airmass Monday night into Tuesday. The GFS is the coolest, with dewpoints dropping into the mid 50’s, while the ECMWF in the upper 50’s, and the NBM in the low 60’s. With the tendency for the cooler dewpoints to follow such a front, the forecast reflects the GFS dewpoints. Northerly winds behind the front will quickly veer to typical northeast trades by Tuesday.

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: High pressure ridge will drift south over the central waters due to an advancing front to the northwest, as light to gentle southeast to southerly winds will rule over the marine waters through Friday. The front will dissipate over the northwest offshore waters Friday, as gentle east to southeast winds will prevail Saturday into early Sunday, as the remnant front drifts northward, giving way to southerly winds again late Sunday. Due to the light winds, land and sea breezes are possible through the weekend. A stronger front will move down the island chain Monday and Tuesday, likely bringing fresh northerly winds in it wake.

Surf along north facing shores will remain small to moderate, due to a gradually declining west-northwest swell through Friday. A storm low deepening south of the Aleutian Islands will generate a larger north-northwest (330 degrees) swell, that will build rapidly on Saturday and peak through Sunday, producing surf near High Surf Warning (HSW) levels along north and some west facing shores. Another storm low is expected to develop closer to Hawaii this weekend and generate a larger long period northwest (320-330 deg) swell. This swell will likely produce surf above the HSW thresholds late Monday and Tuesday.

Surf along east facing shores will continue to decline through the weekend, as winds over and upwind of Hawaii remain weak. Some increase in east shore surf is possible early next week. Along south shores, surf will remain very small through the forecast period.

 

Hawaii - Big Island and Kauai, the most beautiful places I have ever been : r/travel



World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of America:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Central Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

 

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 

South Indian Ocean:

Tropical Cyclone 12S (Jenna)…is located approximately 525 NM southwest of Cocos Islands

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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:  After Devastating Wildfires, Watersheds Surprisingly Thick With Fish and Amphibians

In the aftermath of historically severe wildfires in 2020, a study of Cascade Range watersheds found that stream vertebrates are doing surprising well, highlighted by flourishing fish populations.

“Our work looked at the three years following megafires in western Oregon and suggests that fishes are thriving and amphibians are persisting,” said Oregon State University postdoctoral researcher Allison Swartz, who led the study.

Swartz and collaborators at OSU, the National Council for Stream Improvement, Inc., the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency examined 30 watersheds in moist conifer forests on the western slope of the Cascades.

Read more at: Oregon State University

Image: Coastal tailed frog