– Lat/Long: 19.82° N 155.47° W

Mauna Kea
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 7 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time

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5 Mauna Kea Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	N	SSE	SSW	NW	NNE	NW	WNW	NE	E	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.5	0.4	8	10	8	1.9	4	3	—	3	—	—	—	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.4
max °C	6	5	5	5	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3
min °C	5	5	5	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
chill °C	2	2	1	-1	-1	-3	-1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	3

Freezing level m	4450	4350	4300	4200	4050	4000	4100	3850	3800	3700	3700	3750	3750	3800	3750	3950	3900	3900	3950
Cloud base (m)	5400		2700	2550	2550	2750	2600	2550	2550	2550	2650	2650	2550		2900			3050

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	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:34	—	—	6:34	—	—	6:34	—

Mauna Kea Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mauna Kea is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Mauna Kea Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon 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. 3 hours ago	15° C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Pua‘ākala wx 11 km S 1977m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 266).
Pāpa‘aloa wx 29 km NE 43m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 265).
Honokaa 29 km N 327m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 193).
Kapulena wx 32 km NW 188m alt. 41 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 139).
Waiaka wx 33 km WNW 795m alt. 59 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 8).
Hilo 34 km ESE 457m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 248).
BUOY-ILOH1 44 km ESE 3m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C		Calm (2 kph at 260).
Hilo Airport 45 km ESE 218m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 150).	16 km
BUOY-KWHH1 45 km W 3m alt. 1 hour ago	26° C		Light winds from the N (11 kph at 350).

* 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.