Storm Station
Kalihiwai, Hawaii
81°
Overcast· Feels like 83°·Moderate breeze 15 mph E
Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
61%Humidity
78%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Kalihiwai, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

HanaleiHLIH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.3 mi away/26 ft/149 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank67of 271

LihuePHLI

At an airfield/17.3 mi away/119 ft/56 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 271

measured daily2 instruments

Kilauea 0.1 SEHI-KI-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/315 ft/140 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lihue, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.3 mi from Kalihiwai. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,500 ft, broken at 4,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,500 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Lihue, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. A THE SKY OVER LIHUESECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 4,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLELihue, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHLI-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 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Lihue: 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 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. B THE AIR AT LIHUETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,500 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 POINTTITLELihue, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHLI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 35 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lihue, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 35; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. C THE WIND AT LIHUEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 35 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELihue, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHLI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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