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Makena, Hawaii

Community in Maui County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Makena

Index 6, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Kihei (HI), 10 miles off.

6Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 17, good.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Makena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

KahuluiPHOG

At an airfield/17.7 mi away/46 ft/271 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 381

measured daily2 instruments

Kihei 8SMREH1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.3 mi away/42 ft/275 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Kihei 5.6 SSEHI-MI-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/244 ft/73 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank267of 381

Station report

The weather at Kahului, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.7 mi from Makena, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:22 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,600 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Kahului, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEKahului, 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

75.0 F with a dew point of 70.0 F, 84 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 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Kahului: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 84 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 1,600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,600 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 70.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 (50 degrees) at 13 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 50 degrees, the northeast, at 13 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 PHOGFIG. C THE WIND AT KAHULUIPLAN, 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 BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR 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

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