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Captain Cook, Hawaii

Community in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Captain Cook

Index 16, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Waikoloa (HI), 32 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

On the radar over Captain Cook, HawaiiReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Captain Cook, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kainaliu ScanKXXH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.1 mi away/1,364 ft/304 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank366of 381

KainaliuS2096

At a soil climate station/3.1 mi away/1,364 ft/304 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank369of 381

Mauna Loa 5 NNE21514

At a climate reference station/22.2 mi away/11,179 ft/9,511 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank292of 381

measured daily2 instruments

Capt.CookKLAH1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/1,465 ft/203 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.2 mi from Captain Cook, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:34 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHKOFIG. A THE SKY OVER KEAHOLE_POINT/KONA_(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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKeahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHKOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHKO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

82.0 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS): temperature 82.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHKOFIG. B THE AIR AT KEAHOLE_POINT/KONA_(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 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 82.0 FDEW POINT 72.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEKeahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHKOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHKO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 5 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 PHKOFIG. C THE WIND AT KEAHOLE_POINT/KONA_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKeahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHKOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHKO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Keahole_Point/Kona_(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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