After a string of mostly sunny days with very occasional light drizzle, we were inundated with almost daily rainy weather for about a week. I know the tourists are quite unhappy and they had some delays with the Maui PGA golf tournament. The winds were pretty powerful.
Those of us who live on the mountains get more rain than the people on the lower elevations. It's weird to come from a downpour and 3 minutes down have the sun come out.
We have what is known as micro-climates here in Hawaii. If you don't like the weather in one area, just drive a couple of blocks to get something you might prefer.
However, we are known to get these stretches where the whole island can be covered in rain. Our daughter and family came one year and decided to spend a few days in Waikiki at a fancy hotel to enjoy the beaches more easily. On the second day, they called us to pick them up because they were tired of the rain.
This is the rainy season, but we have to remember that it's what keeps the flowers growing. My advice to the tourists would be to check the weather map on the computer and find those pockets of sunshine. There's bound to be a patch of blue somewhere. And if not, we do have some nice movie theaters and museums.
There is a silver lining to all this. You get to see a lot more rainbows everywhere.
Those of us who live on the mountains get more rain than the people on the lower elevations. It's weird to come from a downpour and 3 minutes down have the sun come out.
We have what is known as micro-climates here in Hawaii. If you don't like the weather in one area, just drive a couple of blocks to get something you might prefer.
However, we are known to get these stretches where the whole island can be covered in rain. Our daughter and family came one year and decided to spend a few days in Waikiki at a fancy hotel to enjoy the beaches more easily. On the second day, they called us to pick them up because they were tired of the rain.
This is the rainy season, but we have to remember that it's what keeps the flowers growing. My advice to the tourists would be to check the weather map on the computer and find those pockets of sunshine. There's bound to be a patch of blue somewhere. And if not, we do have some nice movie theaters and museums.
There is a silver lining to all this. You get to see a lot more rainbows everywhere.
Well, at least you get rewarded with rainbows.
ReplyDeleteIsrael is having a week of wild weather. Flooding, flash floods, destructive winds. Tomorrow the rain might turn into snow on the higher hills of Jerusalem!
I did hear about the winds affecting the golf tournament. I remember a time when you were in drought not so long ago! I guess rain is good!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like the UK! We've had the wettest summer on record, after dire warnings of drought in the first three months of 2012. We live in the Mendip Hills, and we seem to have our own climate. Drive six miles, downhill most of the way, into Wells and you get completely different weather plus 2 or 3 degrees warmer.
ReplyDeleteWe have microclimates here in the Pacific Northwest, too. It can be entirely different just a few miles away, but lately it's been mostly rain and grey skies. If we could have a little bit of sun mixed in, it wouldn't be so hard to take! It would be tough to take a vacation to Hawaii and spend it looking out at the rain. I'd be walking around in it anyway. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd here I thought micro-climates was a Hawaii thing!
DeleteI hate bad weather. I hate waking up during a thunderstorm after a nightmare. Kinda scary feeling for a moment.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of being able to drive to your weather condition of choice. I have been in so many droughts, I look on rain as a blessing. Guess it is what you are used to. Always good to have a plan B.
ReplyDeleteHey, let's come from the middle. Too much of one thing is boring so how about a 3 days of sunshine and a day of rain for the green stuff. I could live with that.
ReplyDeleteWonderful information, Kay! You should submit this for tourist tips. I saw a bit of the golf tournament on TV and was impressed with the winds. I think I've missed all-day rains on my past trips. Thought the 10-minute-long cloudbursts on Kauai were fun as they just temporarily adjusted your plans. It was dumb to rent a convertible on Kauai, because you never knew when the cloudburst would happen, so I had to keep the top up. Hope Mom's orchids are holding up against the rain. Bring those rainbows inside to stay dry! Aloha, DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteConvertibles would be tough right now with the sudden showers constantly... and the wind. The orchid plants are barely hanging on. Our slippers are all over the place.
DeleteOur Mainland guests really didn't mind the weather so much. We had a fine visit, as a matter of fact. Being Northwesterners, they are used to trudging around it the rain and just appreciated the fact that it wasn't cold.
ReplyDeleteThat's what my mother would say when she visited us in Hawaii from New York in the Winter: "Let it rain. I'm just going to sit on the porch and enjoy the warm weather."
DeleteI don't like this weather all--and I just got back from the state of Washington where it is cold, rainy and gets dark way too early to suit me. I turned the overhead light on when I took a nap as otherwise it would have felt like Midnight. In fact I decided not to move there for those very reasons, as I do have family there. However, this blustery weather in Hawaii repels me also, as it seems menacing, purely a subjective feeling I suppose, but that's how I feel.
ReplyDeleteIt is scary, Hank. I swear the house has been vibrating lately with the strong winds at night.
Deletelovely rainbows and double ones too...
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite sayings: No rain, No rainbow.
ReplyDeleteWhen in Hawaii I don't mind the rain. Nothing can ruin a day spent in Hawaii!!
I read your blog in Las Vegas this morning and expected windy rainy conditions when we landed but it wasn't bad at all. We must have just missed it.
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So true. Art was even able to go for a morning jog at last.
DeleteIt is true that in our Tulsa, OK house one day it was raining in the back of the house and dry with sunshine out the front at the same time.
ReplyDeleteNo kidding! That is awesome!
DeleteI remember rain!!!
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