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Discovery Harbour, Hawaii

Community in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Discovery Harbour

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Naalehu (HI), 4 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

On the radar over Discovery Harbour, HawaiiReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Discovery Harbour, 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 now3 instruments

Mauna Loa 5 NNE21514

At a climate reference station/33.9 mi away/11,179 ft/10,115 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank292of 381

KainaliuS2096

At a soil climate station/39.2 mi away/1,364 ft/300 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank369of 381

measured daily2 instruments

Naalehu 4.6 WSWHI-HI-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,284 ft/220 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NaalehuNAAH1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.0 mi away/993 ft/71 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank281of 381

Station report

The weather at Naalehu - South Point, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.3 mi from Discovery Harbour, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east northeast (71 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Naalehu - South Point, north up: blowing from 71 degrees, the east northeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SOPH1FIG. C THE WIND AT NAALEHU - SOUTH POINTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 71°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENaalehu - South Point, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SOPH1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SOPH1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 988 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.87 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F; it reports 75.0 F, 19.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Naalehu - South Point stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 988 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.87 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SOPH1FIG. D WHERE NAALEHU - SOUTH POINT STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERENAALEHU - SOUTH POINT4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT988 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.87 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED75.0 FTITLENaalehu - South Point, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SOPH1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SOPH1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 62 degrees above the horizon at 18.99 N, and the day is 11 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 88 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Naalehu - South Point, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 62 degrees above the horizon, against 86 at the June solstice, 71 at the equinoxes and 48 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 35 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SOPH1FIG. E THE SUN AT NAALEHU - SOUTH POINTELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 86°EQUINOXES 71°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 48°OCT 16, 62°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 35 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 88 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 18.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.2°TITLENaalehu - South Point, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SOPH1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SOPH1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Naalehu - South Point, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Hawaii

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Discovery Harbour

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Discovery Harbour

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