UPDATE: HURRICANE LOWELL TRACKER WEBSITE: REAL-TIME ACCESS TO HAWAIʻI MESONET RAINFALL AND WIND DATA

HONOLULU, Sept. 7 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:

Updated link for all islands: Hurricane Lowell Tracker

As Hurricane Lowell approaches the westernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, heavy rainfall and strong winds are a major concern. In response, the Hawaiʻi Mesonet and Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) team at the University of Hawaiʻi created a new website to enable access to the most recent rainfall and wind speed data from Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations.

The 75 currently active stations in the network provide detailed up-to-date information on a wide range of weather variables. With Hurricane Lowell forecast to make a close approach to Niʻihau and Kauaʻi, interest is mainly on ...