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Hilo, Hawaii Weather

First trades stir the ceiba canopy. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Hilo, HI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:05 PM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
6:56 PM
Hilo, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHilo, HI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit with a 98% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 67°H 74°
Hilo, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    100%
    0.20″
    77°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    100%
    0.17″
    76°67°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    100%
    0.05″
    78°68°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    0.02″
    79°64°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    0.02″
    78°63°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    96%
    0.01″
    79°65°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    0.07″
    76°65°-3°
Hilo, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · veering 99°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 22 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 103SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the ese.
Hilo, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.21006.31008.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Hilo, HI
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3
Hilo, HI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.3mi
UNLIMITED
74 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:05 UTC ·Hilo, HI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:05 UTC ·Hilo, HI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hilo, HI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hilo, HI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hilo, HI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
3:17 PM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
13h 16m
Sunset
6:56 PM
Civil dusk
5:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hilo, HI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
8:05 AM
Moonset
7:20 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Hilo, HI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

First trades stir the ceiba canopy

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 15 (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.

ZIP codes in Hilo

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.