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Pakala Village, Hawaii

Community in Kauai County, Hawaii

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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pakala Village, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Waimea HeightsWHGH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.5 mi away/445 ft/425 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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KekahaPHBK

At an airfield/10.7 mi away/13 ft/7 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank33of 381

measured daily2 instruments

MakaweliMAKH1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.6 mi away/125 ft/105 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lihue 1.2 NNWHI-KI-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.0 mi away/198 ft/178 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Kekaha, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Pakala Village, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kekaha, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHBKFIG. A THE SKY OVER KEKAHASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKekaha, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHBKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHBK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

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.

Chart of the air at Kekaha: 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHBKFIG. B THE AIR AT KEKAHATHE 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 FTEMPERATURE 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 POINTTITLEKekaha, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHBKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHBK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Kekaha, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHBKFIG. C THE WIND AT KEKAHAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKekaha, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHBKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHBK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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