Citizen station GW3946GW3946
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/154 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 9 AM, the chance peaking at 62% around 5 PM.
Now. Keaʻau Beach is 78° and overcast at 4 PM. The dew point is 73°, so the air feels very oppressive. Light breeze from the east-northeast at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 69° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. Highs stay close to 81° all week. Rain is likely tomorrow (65%). Rain is possible Saturday (44%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:57 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:53 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 44 minutes long, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
As of 4:00 PM in Keaʻau Beach, Hawaii.
Air quality
Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Keaau (HI), 6 miles off.
Yesterday measured 17, good.
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Now, today, and the week
Facing E 83°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
The surf zone forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast.
Big Island Windward and Southeast. Issued 3:02 PM HST Thu Oct 15.
| Shore | Tonight | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 8-12 |
| East Facing | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| South Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| Forecast | Tonight | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers |
| High temperature | - | In the lower 80s |
| Low temperature | In the lower 70s | - |
| Winds | Northeast winds around 10 mph | Northeast winds around 10 mph |
| Sunrise | - | 6:15 AM HST |
| Sunset | - | 5:57 PM HST |
| Tides | Hilo BayHigh 1.2 ft, 4:14 PMLow 0.3 ft, 11:01 PM | Hilo BayHigh 2.2 ft, 7:09 AM |
The 7 instruments nearest Keaʻau Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.
measured now5 instruments
Citizen station GW3946GW3946
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/154 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Hilo 5 S21515
At a climate reference station/6.3 mi away/622 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
Waiakea Exp StationWEXH1
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.5 mi away/625 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/6.8 mi away/36 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Silver SwordS2101
At a soil climate station/29.9 mi away/9,324 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Keaau 5.5 EHI-HI-68
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/59 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Waiakea Exp StationWEXH1
At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/625 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.