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Puako, Hawaii

Community in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Puako

Index 11, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Waikoloa (HI), 3 miles off.

11Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Puako, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WaikoloaWKVH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.9 mi away/902 ft/877 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank40of 381

Waimea PlainS2099

At a soil climate station/15.6 mi away/3,039 ft/3,014 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank298of 381

Mauna Loa 5 NNE21514

At a climate reference station/34.6 mi away/11,179 ft/11,154 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank292of 381

measured daily2 instruments

KamuelaWBOH1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/876 ft/851 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.9 mi from Puako, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 5:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHKOFIG. A THE SKY OVER KEAHOLE_POINT/KONA_(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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKeahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHKOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHKO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

83.0 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS): temperature 83.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHKOFIG. B THE AIR AT KEAHOLE_POINT/KONA_(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 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 83.0 FDEW POINT 72.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLEKeahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHKOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHKO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Keahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 PHKOFIG. C THE WIND AT KEAHOLE_POINT/KONA_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKeahole_Point/Kona_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHKOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHKO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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