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Kaunakakai, Hawaii

Community in Maui County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Kaunakakai

Index 8, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Kahului (HI), 37 miles off.

8Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 16, good.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kaunakakai, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Molokai_(ASOS)PHMK

At an airfield/6.9 mi away/449 ft/343 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 381

measured daily2 instruments

LahainaPKIH1

At a cooperative observer's station/24.4 mi away/370 ft/264 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Molokai_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Kaunakakai, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,900 ft, a few clouds at 2,600 ft, broken at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 9,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Molokai_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 9,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHMKFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOLOKAI_(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 FTBKN 9,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMolokai_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHMKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHMK-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

74.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Molokai_(ASOS): temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHMKFIG. B THE AIR AT MOLOKAI_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEMolokai_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHMKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHMK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Molokai_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHMKFIG. C THE WIND AT MOLOKAI_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMolokai_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHMKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHMK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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