– Lat/Long: 19.82° N 155.47° W

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
km/h	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	N	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.2	8	6	11	2	1.1	1.6	6	—	—	1	—	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.3
max °C	5	5	5	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4
min °C	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
chill °C	2	0	0	0	-3	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	0	0	2	3	1	3

Freezing level m	4350	4300	4200	4050	3950	4100	3900	3900	3750	3800	3800	3750	3800	3800	3850	3900	3900	3950
Cloud base (m)		2800	2600	2550	2600	2650	2550	2550	2550	3100	2550	2600		2700			3050	2650

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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 Sun morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Mauna Kea Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Tue morning). 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	14° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Pua‘ākala wx 11 km S 1977m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry
Pāpa‘aloa wx 29 km NE 43m alt. 53 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 279).
Honokaa 29 km N 327m alt. 36 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 227).
Kapulena wx 32 km NW 188m alt. 55 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 142).
Waiaka wx 33 km WNW 795m alt. 24 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 336).
Hilo 34 km ESE 457m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 234).
BUOY-ILOH1 44 km ESE 3m alt. 49 minutes ago			(0 kph at —)
Hilo Airport 45 km ESE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).	16 km
BUOY-KWHH1 45 km W 3m alt. 49 minutes ago			Calm (2 kph at 100).

* 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.