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Makawao, Hawaii

Community in Maui County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Makawao

Index 1, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Kihei (HI), 9 miles off.

1Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)1Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 17, good.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Makawao, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

KahuluiPHOG

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/46 ft/1,540 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 381

measured daily2 instruments

Makawao 1.0 SSEHI-MI-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,648 ft/62 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Haleakala RanchHADH1

On a farm or research station/1.1 mi away/1,885 ft/299 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Kahului, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Makawao, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kahului, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHOGFIG. A THE SKY OVER KAHULUISECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKahului, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHOGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHOG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Kahului: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHOGFIG. B THE AIR AT KAHULUITHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 70.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 72.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLEKahului, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHOGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHOG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kahului, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHOGFIG. C THE WIND AT KAHULUIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKahului, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHOGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHOG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Hawaii

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Near Makawao

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

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