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Lawai, Hawaii

Community in Kauai County, Hawaii

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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lawai, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LihuePHLI

At an airfield/11.1 mi away/119 ft/417 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank15of 384

measured daily2 instruments

West LawaiWLAH1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 mi away/332 ft/204 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lihue 1.2 NNWHI-KI-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.4 mi away/198 ft/338 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank19of 384

Station report

The weather at Lihue, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from Lawai, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,200 ft, scattered at 4,100 ft, broken at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lihue, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. A THE SKY OVER LIHUESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELihue, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PHLI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

78.0 F with a dew point of 71.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Lihue: temperature 78.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. B THE AIR AT LIHUETHE 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 F90 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 78.0 FDEW POINT 71.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLELihue, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PHLI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lihue, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. C THE WIND AT LIHUEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELihue, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PHLI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lihue, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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