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Mauna Kea
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 1 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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5 Mauna Kea Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).
	Sat 7		Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain
km/h	E	E	E	N	ENE	E	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	ESE	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.3	0.2	—	0.7	0.5	—	0.3	—	—	2	0.4	1.2	1	0.5	—	7	4
max °C	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	3
min °C	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	3
chill °C	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	-1	1	-3	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2

Freezing level m	3950	4000	3950	3900	3900	3850	3800	3800	3950	3900	4100	3900	3850	3950	3950	3900	4000
Cloud base (m)	3100	2550	9450				2650	2900		3150	5300	2550	2800	2700		2550	2500

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Mauna Kea Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mauna Kea is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mauna Kea Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

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	18° C	Clear	Strong winds from the ESE (44 kph at 110).	14 km
Pua‘ākala wx 11 km S 1977m alt. 47 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 219).
Pāpa‘aloa wx 29 km NE 43m alt. 36 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 129).
Honokaa 29 km N 327m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 107 degs) was rejected.
Kapulena wx 32 km NW 188m alt. 48 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 24).
Waiaka wx 33 km WNW 795m alt. 29 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 263).
Hilo 34 km ESE 457m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 88).
BUOY-ILOH1 44 km ESE 3m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C		Calm (5 kph at 150).
Hilo Airport 45 km ESE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 110).	16 km
BUOY-KWHH1 45 km W 3m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C		Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).

* 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.