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Weather in Poipu, Hawaii

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

Poipu, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
77%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:10 PM
Poipu, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
97%
3p
77°
100%
4p
76°
100%
5p
75°
92%
6p
73°
79%
7p
72°
63%
8p
71°
40%
9p
71°
15%
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
70°
16%
1a
69°
33%
2a
69°
55%
3a
68°
81%
4a
68°
100%
5a
68°
100%
6a
68°
100%
7a
70°
100%
8a
73°
100%
9a
75°
100%
10a
76°
100%
11a
77°
89%
12p
78°
74%
1p
78°
67%
2p
L 68°H 78°
Poipu, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    100%
    80°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    97%
    80°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    78°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    72%
    79°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    100%
    78°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    78°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    98%
    77°70°
Poipu, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 38°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 33
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Poipu, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.8
-2.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.8
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Poipu, HI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
58.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.8 Moderate
Poipu, 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.
Poipu, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:33 PM
Moonset
5:38 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Poipu, 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 →

Poipu at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 28 (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 Poipu

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.