Observed 10:51 AM HST at PHBK

Kekaha, HI weather

Mostly sunny and 85°29°.

Mostly agree

Now 85°29°

Mostly sunny · Feels like 88°31°

Wind: 16 mph26 km/hgusts 22 mph35 km/h; From the north. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 2 PM
Dew point: 68°20°; Muggy
UV index: 5Moderate; High 12–1 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30 inHg1016 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (84°29° then, 85°29° now)

Good hours for

Feels like 90°32°+ today noon–2 PM (peak 90°32°)
High 86°30° today at noon
Below 80°27° tonight after 6 PM
Low 71°22° tonight at 3 AM

This afternoonNear 83°28° · Cloudy · rain chance 20% · feels like 90°32°
TonightDown to 71°22° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 83°28° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 80°27° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 71°22° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 80°27° by 10 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°)	88°31°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	76%	5
Sat 12p	Showers	86°30° (likely 78°26° to 86°30°)	90°32°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	92%	6
Sat 1p	Drizzle	86°30° (likely 76°24° to 86°30°)	90°32°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	93%	5
Sat 2p	Showers	86°30° (likely 75°24° to 86°30°)	89°32°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	93%	3
Sat 3p	Showers	86°30° (likely 75°24° to 86°30°)	89°32°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	86%	2
Sat 4p	Drizzle	84°29° (likely 75°24° to 84°29°)	87°31°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	81%	2
Sat 5p	Drizzle	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	84°29°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	51%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	56%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	42%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	33%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	33%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	33%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	36%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	39%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	51%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	46%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	40%	1
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	42%	2
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	45%	4
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	60%	6
Sun 12p	Cloudy	85°29° (likely 77°25° to 85°29°)	86°30°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	78%	6
Sun 1p	Cloudy	85°29° (likely 76°24° to 85°29°)	87°31°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	82%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	85°29° (likely 76°24° to 85°29°)	87°31°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	92%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	85°29° (likely 76°24° to 85°29°)	87°31°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	92%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 75°24° to 83°28°)	85°29°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	95%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	82°28°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	82%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	57%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	53%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	51%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	77%	54%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	50%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	64%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	71%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	69%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	60%	1
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	60%	2
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	62%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 86°30°, low 71°22°. Typical 85°29° / 71°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 86°30°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 71°22°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 71°22°. Typical 85°29° / 71°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 71°22°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 72°22°. Typical 85°29° / 70°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 70°21°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
7
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 84°29°, low 72°22°. Typical 85°29° / 70°21°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 78°25°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 70°21°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 85°29°, low 73°23°. Typical 85°29° / 70°21°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  60% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  60% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  50% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered rain showers before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 70°21°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 85°29°, low 74°23°. Typical 85°29° / 70°21°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  60% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  60% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 70°21°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 86°30°, low 74°23°. Typical 85°29° / 70°21°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 70°21°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 78°26°, low 75°24°. Typical 85°29° / 70°21°. Rain 0.8 in20 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  60% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 76°25°
  60% chance · 0.38 in9.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  50% chance · 0.46 in12 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 70°21°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 78°26°, low 75°24°. Typical 85°29° / 70°21°. Rain 1.2 in31 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.43 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 70°21°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 75°24°. Typical 84°29° / 70°21°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 70°21°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 86°, low 71°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 85°, low 71°.
Monday
Dry, high 85°, low 72°.
Rest of week
Highs 78–86°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (HFO) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Waimea River at Waimea River

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.1 ft
Flow: 160 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Hanapepe River above Hanapepe

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Waialae Stream near Waimea

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Kawaikoi Stream near Waimea

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:20 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 75% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 89

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 68°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Barking Sands · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Kekaha weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 28 min; Losing 1 min 6 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 40 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:20 PM; Morning 6:24–7:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:29 PM; Morning 6:16–6:24 AM; first light 6:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 44% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:13 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Kekaha. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,200 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Kekaha, HI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Waimea River at Waimea River

Hanapepe River above Hanapepe

Waialae Stream near Waimea

Kawaikoi Stream near Waimea

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon