Storm Station
Kapaau, Hawaii
80°
Light rain· Feels like 80°·Strong breeze 26 mph E
Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 23 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 54 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
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74%Humidity
79%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kapaau, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Hawi - Upolu AirportUPLH1

At an airfield/4.8 mi away/-96 ft/498 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank118of 270

Waimea PlainS2099

At a soil climate station/20.4 mi away/3,039 ft/2,637 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Bradshaw_AAF/HawaiiPHSF

At an airfield/36.5 mi away/6,191 ft/5,789 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank262of 270

measured daily2 instruments

Kapaau 0.9 ESEHI-HI-111

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/550 ft/148 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KapaauPLUH1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/502 ft/100 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bradshaw_AAF/Hawaii, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 36.5 mi from Kapaau. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 9:55 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 Bradshaw_AAF/Hawaii, 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 PHSFFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRADSHAW_AAF/HAWAIISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBradshaw_AAF/Hawaii, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHSFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHSF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.3 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bradshaw_AAF/Hawaii: temperature 65.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHSFFIG. B THE AIR AT BRADSHAW_AAF/HAWAIITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.6 FTEMPERATURE 65.3 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 10.3 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 POINTTITLEBradshaw_AAF/Hawaii, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHSFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHSF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bradshaw_AAF/Hawaii, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHSFFIG. C THE WIND AT BRADSHAW_AAF/HAWAIIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBradshaw_AAF/Hawaii, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHSFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHSF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bradshaw_AAF/Hawaii, 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 Kapaau

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