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Waikoloa Beach Resort

757 people, 20 ft above sea level in Hawaii County.

20 ftElevation, city center
757People, 2024 estimate
7 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · W 14 mph · high 66°
City of Waikoloa Beach Resort River Interstate 2 miles
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The Waikoloa Beach Resort 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 Waikoloa Beach Resort

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM HST
RIGHT NOW Bradshaw Army Air Field / Hawaii (PHSF) · 3:58 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 66° near 4 PM
WindW 14 mphgusts 22
Humidity64%rising to 81% by morning
Pressure30.36 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable31° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.04 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hawaii County
NWS Honolulu and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:31 AM5:44 PM ↓
11 h 12 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 28% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
25
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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 31 to 54° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 52° 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
66° 50°
0% rain — SSE 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
74° 46°
10% rain — SE 13 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 46°
10% rain — ESE 11 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 47°
0% rain — ESE 14 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71° 45°
0% rain — WNW 12 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71° 45°
0% rain — WNW 14 A
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71° 45°
0% rain — E 16 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 Waikoloa Beach Resort about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific south of Hawaii three days ago, about 880 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. 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.

THIS WEEK, EIGHT YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 2018

The hottest this week has been

93° on Nov. 11, 2018, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1977. Next is 92° in 1987.

92°
93°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Puukohola Heiau 98.1 record since 1977.
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THE GROUND

What Waikoloa Beach Resort stands on

Waikoloa Beach Resort’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 550 ft, a difference of 550 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kalulu, about 6,370 ft, 14 miles south.

Waikoloa Beach Resort, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT20 ftHigh point of the line3,720 ftPuʻuhuluhulu2,710 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 5×.

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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THE ALMANAC

Waikoloa Beach Resort’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1977 · Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 8 mi north-northeast

Waikoloa Beach Resort has a hot desert climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 68° in January. About 9 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

82°68°82°68°83°70°85°71°85°72°87°74°88°75°88°75°88°75°87°74°86°73°84°70° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC TODAY 9.0 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average88° / 75°high / low, the warmest month
January, average82° / 68°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year9.0 inwettest months: January and December
Hottest on record99°FJuly 31, 2015
Coldest on record48°FMarch 17, 1977
Wettest day on record6.70 inDecember 15, 1987
90° days a year10none reach 100°
Climate typeHot desertKöppen BWh
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Waikoloa Beach Resort normally reaches 86° and falls to 73°. The record high is 92°, in 1987; the record low 65°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.68 in, fell in 1996.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high82°82°83°85°85°87°88°88°88°87°86°84°
Normal low68°68°70°71°72°74°75°75°75°74°73°70°
Rain, inches1.520.710.920.360.540.630.210.800.640.750.681.21
Record high91° (1977)95° (1988)93° (1978)95° (1980)98° (1979)97° (2023)99° (2015)96° (2012)96° (2018)96° (1978)96° (1987)92° (2019)
Record low51° (1980)55° (2006)48° (1977)54° (1984)57° (1981)54° (1981)55° (1983)60° (1981)56° (1981)51° (1980)60° (1993)58° (2005)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1977 at Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 8 miles north-northeast, 110 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

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Waikoloa Beach Resort

757 people, 20 ft above sea level in Hawaii County.

20 ftElevation
757People
7 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Waikoloa Beach Resort

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 66° 0%
7p mostly clear night 57° 0%
10p mostly clear night 52° 1%
1a mostly clear night 51° 9%
4a mostly clear night 50° 8%
7a mostly sunny 49° 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.
THIS WEEK, EIGHT YEARS AGO · NOV. 11, 2018

93°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1977.

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What Waikoloa Beach Resort stands on

Waikoloa Beach Resort’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 550 ft, a difference of 550 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kalulu, about 6,370 ft, 14 miles south.

Waikoloa Beach Resort, south to north Waikoloa Beach Resort20 ftPuʻuhuluhulu2,710 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 10×.
Elevation, center20 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 550 ft
Lie of the landHilly (550 ft of relief)
High point nearbyKalulu, 6,370 ft, 14 mi south
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Waikoloa Beach Resort’s year

Waikoloa Beach Resort has a hot desert climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 68° in January. About 9 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 9.0 in
July, average88° / 75° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average82° / 68° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year9.0 in · wettest months: January and December
Hottest on record99°F · July 31, 2015
Coldest on record48°F · March 17, 1977
Wettest day on record6.70 in · December 15, 1987
90° days a year10 · none reach 100°
Climate typeHot desert · Köppen BWh
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Waikoloa Beach Resort normally reaches 86° and falls to 73°. The record high is 92°, in 1987; the record low 65°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.68 in, fell in 1996.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1977 at Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 8 miles north-northeast, 110 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.