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Weather in Lawai, Hawaii

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lawai, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
73
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
74°
Humidity
86%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:10 PM
Lawai, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
92%
6p
71°
79%
7p
71°
63%
8p
70°
40%
9p
70°
15%
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
69°
16%
1a
68°
33%
2a
68°
55%
3a
67°
81%
4a
67°
100%
5a
66°
100%
6a
67°
100%
7a
69°
100%
8a
72°
100%
9a
74°
100%
10a
74°
100%
11a
76°
89%
12p
77°
74%
1p
76°
67%
2p
74°
75%
3p
74°
90%
4p
72°
100%
5p
L 66°H 77°
Lawai, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    100%
    79°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    97%
    78°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    77°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    72%
    78°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    100%
    77°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    76°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    98%
    76°68°
Lawai, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
060° · veering 50°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 32 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the ene.
Lawai, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.3
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.3
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lawai, HI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
50.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Lawai, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:35 PM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
13h 12m
Sunset
7:10 PM
Civil dusk
5:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lawai, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:33 PM
Moonset
5:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lawai, HI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lawai at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Lawai

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.