Storm Station
Papaikou, Hawaii
77°
Heavy rain· Feels like 77°·Gentle breeze 11 mph E
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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77%Humidity
96%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 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 now4 instruments

Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS)PHTO

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/36 ft/198 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank262of 271

Waiakea Exp StationWEXH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.8 mi away/625 ft/391 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank79of 271

Hilo 5 S21515

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

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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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

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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

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Station report

The weather at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Papaikou. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,000 ft, overcast at 1,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,000 ft; visibility 2 mi.

Section of the sky over Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,000 feet, and visibility of 2 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2 MI0510TITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHTO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 71.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS): temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 70.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 72.0 F, 71.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHTO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 PHTOFIG. C THE WIND AT HILO/LYMAN_FIELD_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHTOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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

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