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Pahala

1,403 people, 860 ft above sea level in Hawaii County.

860 ftElevation, city center
1,403People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 53° · W 8 mph · high 61°
City of Pahala River Interstate 2 miles
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The Pahala plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Pahala

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM HST
RIGHT NOW Bradshaw Army Air Field / Hawaii (PHSF) · 12:55 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 61° near 1 PM
WindW 8 mphno gusts
Humidity57%falling to 63% this afternoon
Pressure30.39 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 53° · Dry30° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.25 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hawaii County
NWS Honolulu and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:29 AM5:43 PM ↓
11 h 14 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
7
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 33 to 57° ↑ Humid air returns Drier: 54° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 49°
0% rain — SE 11 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 48°
0% rain — ENE 15, gusts 26 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 49°
0% rain — ENE 20, gusts 29 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 49°
0% rain — ESE 20 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
61° 47°
0% rain — ESE 13 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 46°
0% rain — ESE 13 A
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 47°
0% rain — ESE 15 A
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Pahala about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific south of Hawaii three days ago, about 680 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the open Pacific; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific south of Hawaii. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Pahala stands on

Pahala’s center stands about 860 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 110 ft to 2,660 ft, a difference of 2,550 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Puʻukinikini, about 6,480 ft, 9 miles west-northwest.

Pahala, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft2,500 ft5,000 ft7,500 ft PAHALA860 ftPuʻupili50 ftHigh point of the line8,340 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 2×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Pahala on the Forecast Network

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Pahala

1,403 people, 860 ft above sea level in Hawaii County.

860 ftElevation
1,403People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 53°
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Today in Pahala

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 61° 0%
4p mostly sunny 60° 0%
7p mostly clear night 55° 0%
10p clear night 52° 0%
1a mostly clear night 50° 1%
4a mostly clear night 50° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Pahala stands on

Pahala’s center stands about 860 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 110 ft to 2,660 ft, a difference of 2,550 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Puʻukinikini, about 6,480 ft, 9 miles west-northwest.

Pahala, south to north Pahala860 ftPuʻupili50 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 4×.
Elevation, center860 ft
Within 3 miles110 to 2,660 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (2,550 ft of relief)
High point nearbyPuʻukinikini, 6,480 ft, 9 mi west-northwest