05-27-2009, 12:25 PM
though created and maintained for astronomers atop mauna kea, this site:
http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/satellite/index.cgi?thumbs=on&banner=mkwc&satgroup=main
has (in my opinion) the most complete weather information available for the island. this is not digested and watered down for popular dissemination, but rather real info made available for scientists and their support teams on top of the mountain. in other words the forecast and discussion (which are the best available I believe) are made for the upper air mass (not the surface trades) but the satellite info is very relevant, and once one is used to this format I believe one will find this a far better source of information than any other weather site on the net. and, given time, one will see the influence that the upper atmosphere has on the lower level surface conditions and be able to predict for yourself what sort of weather you might expect where you are at any given time.
http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/satellite/index.cgi?thumbs=on&banner=mkwc&satgroup=main
has (in my opinion) the most complete weather information available for the island. this is not digested and watered down for popular dissemination, but rather real info made available for scientists and their support teams on top of the mountain. in other words the forecast and discussion (which are the best available I believe) are made for the upper air mass (not the surface trades) but the satellite info is very relevant, and once one is used to this format I believe one will find this a far better source of information than any other weather site on the net. and, given time, one will see the influence that the upper atmosphere has on the lower level surface conditions and be able to predict for yourself what sort of weather you might expect where you are at any given time.