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Papaikou, Hawaii

Community in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Papaikou

Index 1, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Hilo (HI), 5 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Papaikou, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Hilo 5 S21515

At a climate reference station/10.2 mi away/622 ft/388 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank291of 381

Silver SwordS2101

At a soil climate station/21.5 mi away/9,324 ft/9,090 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank371of 381

measured daily2 instruments

PapaikouPPAH1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/296 ft/62 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Hilo 5.0 NHI-HI-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/107 ft/127 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Papaikou, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:04 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,500 ft, overcast at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,500 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHTOFIG. A THE SKY OVER HILO/LYMAN_FIELD_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHTO-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 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS): 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 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHTOFIG. B THE AIR AT HILO/LYMAN_FIELD_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 70.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,500 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 POINTTITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHTO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHTOFIG. C THE WIND AT HILO/LYMAN_FIELD_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHTO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Hawaii

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Papaikou

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

Near Papaikou

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