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Weather in Mauna Loa Estates, Hawaii

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

Mauna Loa Estates, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:18 AM
63
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
6:49 PM
Mauna Loa Estates, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
100%
7p
60°
100%
8p
60°
92%
9p
60°
80%
10p
60°
69%
11p
60°
59%
12a
60°
48%
1a
59°
41%
2a
60°
38%
3a
59°
37%
4a
58°
37%
5a
59°
35%
6a
60°
34%
7a
62°
39%
8a
65°
56%
9a
65°
79%
10a
67°
96%
11a
68°
100%
12p
69°
100%
1p
63°
100%
2p
62°
100%
3p
63°
100%
4p
63°
100%
5p
62°
93%
6p
L 58°H 69°
Mauna Loa Estates, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    100%
    69°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    100%
    72°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    100%
    69°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    92%
    71°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    100%
    70°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    100%
    67°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    95%
    66°57°
Mauna Loa Estates, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · backing 164°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 22 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 164° from the sw.
Mauna Loa Estates, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
895.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.43 inHg
Now
895.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 894897
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mauna Loa Estates, HI
Air quality
15
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
2.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
31.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mauna Loa Estates, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:23 PM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 04m
Sunset
6:49 PM
Civil dusk
5:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mauna Loa Estates, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:21 PM
Moonset
5:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mauna Loa Estates, 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 →

Mauna Loa Estates at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 29°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 14 (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 Mauna Loa Estates

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.