![]() ![]() I love both the leeward and windward parts of the islands. Windward Side of the Big Island (along the 4-mile Scenic Road) Now contrast the relatively dry landscape of the leeward side with very little greenery to the lush windward side. The way I try to remember it is this way – the winds hang out and produce rain on the windward side.Īs a picture is worth a thousand words, let’s look at a visual description of leeward and windward. ![]() The leeward side is the drier side or the side where the trade winds pass after they hit a mountain. Then the clouds produce rain on the windward side. As the trade winds hit a volcanic mountain, the air cools and creates clouds. (By the way, you’ll likely hear locals refer to the trade winds, simply as “the trades”) The trade winds bring moister air. The trade winds blow from the northeast of the Hawaiian islands to the southwest. ![]() In a nutshell, they essential describe how much rain an area gets and how tropical or arid an area is. You may hear the words leeward and windward to describe areas of the island, but not know what that means. ![]()
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