Papaikou, Hawaii

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Local Time: 9:24 AM HST (GMT -10) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 19.8° N 155.2° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone One (South Indian Ocean)

Active Advisory: Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Record Report

	Current Conditions

Hilo, Hawaii (Airport)

Updated: 8:59 AM HST on November 14, 2009

70 °F

Heavy Rain Mist

Humidity:	94%
Dew Point:	68 °F
Wind:	12 mph from the NNE
Pressure:	30.02 in (Rising)
Visibility:	1.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 700 ft Mostly Cloudy 2700 ft Overcast 3500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	36 ft

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Flight Rule:	IFR (PHTO)
Wind Speed:	10.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	20° (NNE)
Ceiling:	2700 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Hilo	70 °F	Heavy Rain Mist	8:59 AM HST
	Bradshaw AFB	This station is not reporting.
	Keahole Point	84 °F	Clear	8:53 AM HST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

81 °F

67 °F

Record

87 °F (1996)

62 °F (1974)

Yesterday

74 °F

66 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 5

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Keahole Point	84°F
Kalaeloa	80°F
Honolulu	80°F
Kaneohe MCBH	79°F
Kahului	78°F

State Lows:
Lanai City	66°F
Kahului	68°F
Wheeler AAF	68°F
Hilo	68°F
Lihue	70°F

Astronomy

November 14, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:28 AM HST

5:41 PM HST

Civil Twilight

6:05 AM HST

6:04 PM HST

Nautical Twilight

5:39 AM HST

6:31 PM HST

Astronomical Twilight

5:12 AM HST

6:57 PM HST

Moon

4:34 AM HST

4:09 PM HST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 58m

Length of Day

11h 12m

Tomorrow will be 0m 48s shorter.

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Papaikou, HI

70 °F

Heavy Rain

at 8:59 AM HST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 96781

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
68° F \| 61° F	68° F \| 59° F	67° F \| 59° F	67° F \| 58° F	67° F \| 58° F
Chance of T-storms 80% chance of precipitation	Rain Showers 80% chance of precipitation	Rain Showers 80% chance of precipitation	Rain Showers 80% chance of precipitation	Rain Showers 80% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 7:39 am HST on November 14, 2009

Now

Flash Flood Watch in effect... widespread moderate to heavy showers are affecting the windward Big Island and adjacent coastal waters. The heaviest rainfall will likely move onshore over the next several hours. The persistent rainfall may produce ponding on roadways and in poor drainage areas which can make driving hazardous. Chances for locally heavy rainfall will continue through today.

Forecast for Big Island North and East

Updated: 8:29 am HST on November 14, 2009
High surf advisory in effect until 6 PM HST this evening... Flash Flood Watch in effect until 6 PM HST this evening...
	Rest of Today Occasional showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs around 79 at the shore to around 67 at 4000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then occasional showers after midnight. Lows around 69 at the shore to around 56 at 4000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 40 mph shifting to the northwest and gusty in the late evening and overnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Highs around 79 at the shore to around 67 at 4000 feet. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Lows 50 to 72. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the late evening and overnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs 60 to 80. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows 50 to 73. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Tuesday Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Highs 61 to 80. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows 49 to 71. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Wednesday Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Highs 62 to 80. East winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain 80 percent.
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows 49 to 71. West winds around 10 mph and gusty. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Thursday Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Highs 60 to 79. East winds around 10 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain 80 percent.
	Thursday Night Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows 49 to 71. West winds around 10 mph and gusty. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Friday Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Highs 60 to 79. East winds around 10 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain 80 percent.
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Air quality Forecast for Hilo

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Saturday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bengals vs. Steelers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F
Falcons vs. Panthers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Keydets vs. Black Knights	12:00 PM EST on November 14, 2009	Rain, 52 °F
Red Flash vs. Bulldogs	12:00 PM EST on November 14, 2009	Rain, 52 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Arbroath F.C. vs. Peterhead	2:00 PM GMT on November 14, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 50° F/ 10° C
Milton Keynes vs. Charlton Athletic	3:00 PM GMT on November 14, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 57° F/ 14° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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City:	Member:	Title:	Last Activity:
Hilo	KeleHawaii	KeleHawaii's Wunder Blog	3 hours ago
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Precipitation

Elevation

Updated

Type

RAWS HAKALAU HI, Papaikou, HI

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54 °F

51 °F

88%

NNE at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

6399 ft

8:45 AM HST

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NOS_NWLON Hilo, HI, Hilo, HI

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

71 °F

NE at 15 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

0 ft

8:36 AM HST

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MesoWest WAIAKEA EXPERIMENTAL STATION NE, Hilo, HI

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68 °F

North at 0 mph

0.00 in / hr

509 ft

8:00 AM HST

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RAWS USGSHI HI, Paauilo, HI

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57 °F

53 °F

86%

SE at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

7103 ft

8:00 AM HST

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Hawaiian Paradise Park, HPP, HI

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69.4 °F

69 °F

99%

SW at 1.0 mph

29.98 in

- / hr

355 ft

9:18 AM HST

Normal

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RAWS KEAUMO HI, Volcano, HI

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66 °F

99%

WNW at 3 mph

0.01 in / hr

5520 ft

8:34 AM HST

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Volcano Golf Country Club, QTH of KH6SX, HI

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63.7 °F

64 °F

100%

NNE at 3.0 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

4130 ft

9:24 AM HST

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 7:56 AM HST on November 14, 2009 The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Flood Advisory for the island of Hawaii in Hawaii County * until 1045 am HST * at 749 am HST... radar showed heavy rain moving ashore from hamakua to puna and south to windward portions of Kau. * Other locations in the advisory include but are not limited to Pepeekeo... Pahoa... Ookala... Mountain View... Laupahoehoe... Keaau... Kapoho... Honomu... Honokaa... Hawaiian Paradise Park... Hawaiian beaches and Hakalau. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Stay away from streams... drainage ditches and low lying areas prone to flooding. Rainfall and runoff will also cause hazardous driving conditions due to ponding... reduced visibility and poor braking action. Do not cross fast flowing or rising water in your vehicle or on foot. Turn around... Don/T drown. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect. This advisory may need to be extended beyond 1045 am HST if heavy rain persists. Lat... Lon 1954 15545 2029 15551 1965 15464 1903 15520 1886 15578 Dejesus 333 am HST Sat Nov 14 2009 ... Flash Flood Watch now in effect through this afternoon... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * all Hawaiian islands. * Through this afternoon. * Nearly stationary upper level low pressure west of the state will maintain an unstable atmosphere. Combined with sufficient moisture moving in from the east-southeast the threat of flash flooding will continue through this afternoon. * Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Prepare now for the possibility of very heavy rainfall that could cause flash flooding. Campers and hikers should pay particular attention to later forecasts. Stay away from creeks... streams... and other flood prone areas. Remember that it does not have to be raining where you are for flash flooding to occur. Powell

	Record Report
Statement as of 2:47 am HST on November 14, 2009 ... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Hilo hi... A record rainfall of 4.46 inches was set at Hilo hi yesterday. This breaks the old record of 1.87 set in 1996.