Waimea, Hawaii Weather
First trades stir the ceiba canopy. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waimea weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle—0.02″71°62°—
- ThursdayJun 4Drizzle57%0.13″68°61°-3°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle54%0.18″68°61°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle42%0.06″69°60°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——69°58°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle—0.02″70°61°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle—0.02″67°61°-3°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.60 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.60 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.60
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:08 AM
- Moonset
- 7:22 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
First trades stir the ceiba canopy
Waimea at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 32°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: December 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, 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.