– Lat/Long: 19.82° N 155.47° W

Mauna Kea
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 1 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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5 Mauna Kea Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 21		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNE
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mm	5	10	4	15	1.4	0.7	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.7	0.5
max °C	5	5	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4
min °C	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3
chill °C	1	0	-2	-5	-2	1	-2	0	2	0	-1	2	0	0	1	3	3

Freezing level m	4350	4300	4050	3900	4000	3900	3800	3800	3800	3750	3750	3750	3800	3850	3900	3900	4000
Cloud base (m)	3000	2750	2600	2550	3050	2800	2850	2850	3100	2700	2900		3000	2750		2900

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Mauna Kea Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mauna Kea is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Mauna Kea Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mauna Kea at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mauna Kea. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Hawaii, United States.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Bradshaw Army Airfield 10 km SSW 2167m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 022 to 030 degs) (17 kph at 270).	14 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Pua‘ākala wx 11 km S 1977m alt. 55 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the - (23 kph at —).
Pāpa‘aloa wx 29 km NE 43m alt. 47 minutes ago	23° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 153).
Honokaa 29 km N 327m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 61 degs) was rejected.
Kapulena wx 32 km NW 188m alt. 51 minutes ago	24° C	Dry
Waiaka wx 33 km WNW 795m alt. 39 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (14 kph at 280).
Hilo 34 km ESE 457m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Light rain.	Calm (3 kph at 277).
BUOY-ILOH1 44 km ESE 3m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C		Calm (4 kph at 190).
Hilo Airport 45 km ESE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Heavy rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	5 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
BUOY-KWHH1 45 km W 3m alt. 1 hour ago	27° C		Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 20).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.