– Lat/Long: 19.82° N 155.47° W

Mauna Kea Weather Forecast

Hawaiian Islands · United States

Issued: 7 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 7 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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5 Mauna Kea Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
		Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	3100	2750	2550	2600	2600	2800	2600		2700		2700	2900			3350	7250
km/h	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.3	2	1.2	1.2	1.6	1.3	0.6	3	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.2	—	—	0.1
max °C	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
min °C	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
chill °C	-2	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4

Freezing level m	4950	4900	4900	4850	4900	4950	4900	4800	4850	4800	4700	4650	4700	4600	4550	4500

	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—
	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:46	—

Mauna Kea Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mauna Kea is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mauna Kea Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mauna Kea at the specific elevation of 4205 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	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	Mid: overcast
Pua‘ākala wx 11 km S 1977m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (21 kph at 278).
Pāpa‘aloa wx 29 km NE 43m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 209).
Honokaa 29 km N 327m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 161).
Waiaka wx 33 km WNW 795m alt. 56 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 22).
Hilo 34 km ESE 457m alt. 45 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 105).
BUOY-ILOH1 44 km ESE 3m alt. 1 hour ago			(0 kph at —)
Hilo Airport 45 km ESE 218m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	16 km Low: overcast
HiloHi-Hawaii 45 km ESE 10m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	36 km Mid: overcast
BUOY-KWHH1 45 km W 3m alt. 1 hour ago			Light winds from the NNW (8 kph at 330).

* 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.