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Weather in Maunaloa, Hawaii

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

Maunaloa, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
79
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
82°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:00 PM
Maunaloa, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
73%
4p
75°
78%
5p
75°
63%
6p
73°
40%
7p
73°
22%
8p
73°
18%
9p
73°
21%
10p
72°
22%
11p
72°
18%
12a
71°
12%
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
72°
7a
76°
8a
78°
23%
9a
79°
50%
10a
81°
69%
11a
80°
74%
12p
79°
72%
1p
81°
71%
2p
76°
78%
3p
L 68°H 81°
Maunaloa, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    39%
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    41%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    83°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    84°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    83°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    13%
    81°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    77°68°
Maunaloa, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · backing 84°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 84° from the se.
Maunaloa, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-3.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-3.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maunaloa, HI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
57.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.0 Moderate
Maunaloa, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:28 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 10m
Sunset
7:00 PM
Civil dusk
5:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maunaloa, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:25 PM
Moonset
5:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Maunaloa, 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 →

Maunaloa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 24 (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 Maunaloa

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.