HONOLULU (KHON2) – Strong stability prevails and is characterized by a stout trade wind inversion that slopes slightly downward from around 7kft at Kauai to 6kft at Hilo.
Moisture remains trapped beneath the inversion leading to a rather impressive coverage of showers in recent nights despite synoptically dry and stable conditions.
Suspect this pattern will continue as the latest modeling indicates high stability persisting through the forecast period.
As such, strong June diurnal warming above cloud tops will easily suppress daytime convection while nighttime shower coverage overachieves.
Shower intensity will remain light as capping remains strong and moisture depth remains relatively shallow.
Mid-level ridging anchored N to NE of the islands maintains breezy trades for at least the next 7 days.