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Black Sands, Hawaii

Community in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Black Sands

Index 12, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Mountain View (HI), 13 miles off.

12Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

On the radar over Black Sands, HawaiiReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Black Sands, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

KealakomoKMOH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.5 mi away/54 ft/833 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank59of 381

Hilo 5 S21515

At a climate reference station/17.6 mi away/622 ft/265 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank291of 381

Silver SwordS2101

At a soil climate station/38.8 mi away/9,324 ft/8,437 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank371of 381

measured daily2 instruments

Pahoa 6.2 SHI-HI-85

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/896 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Pahoa 6SKUOH1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/880 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.1 mi from Black Sands, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,700 ft, scattered at 5,000 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHTOFIG. A THE SKY OVER HILO/LYMAN_FIELD_(ASOS)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHTO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS): temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHTOFIG. B THE AIR AT HILO/LYMAN_FIELD_(ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 71.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 72.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHTO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHTOFIG. C THE WIND AT HILO/LYMAN_FIELD_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHTO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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Near Black Sands

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