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Maunaloa, Hawaii

Community in Maui County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Maunaloa

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Sand Island (HI), 44 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 24, good.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Maunaloa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Molokai_(ASOS)PHMK

At an airfield/7.5 mi away/449 ft/600 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 381

measured daily2 instruments

Maunaloa 3.4 NNWHI-MI-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/223 ft/826 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LahainaPKIH1

At a cooperative observer's station/37.2 mi away/370 ft/679 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Molokai_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.5 mi from Maunaloa, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 4:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,100 ft, scattered at 3,800 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 2,100 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 3,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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

The air

79.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Molokai_(ASOS): temperature 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 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 F90 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 79.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 17 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Molokai_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 29; 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, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR 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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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Hawaii

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Near Maunaloa