Honomu, Hawaii Weather
Honomu, Hawaii — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Honomu, Hawaii County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Honomu.
About Honomu, Hawaii
Honomu clings to the verdant slopes of the Hamakua Coast, a place where emerald green rainforests tumble down to meet the restless Pacific. It lies 10.3 miles north of Hilo, HI (from Hilo, HI: bearing 350°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north of Pepeekeo. The air here is thick with the scent of plumeria and damp earth, a perpetual exhalation from the dense foliage that crowds the roadside, its leaves glistening even under the diffused light of a perpetually overcast sky. Jagged cliffs, softened by a thousand years of rainfall and tenacious growth, mark the transition from the high volcanic slopes to the churning, slate-grey sea, a constant murmur of surf a persistent undercurrent to the quiet of the village itself. Small, brightly painted wooden houses, their tin roofs weathered to a muted sheen, punctuate the landscape, each a small island of human habitation adrift in a sea of botanical abundance. The history of Honomu is deeply entwined with the sugar plantations that once dominated this coastline, their legacy visible in the faded grandeur of old plantation homes and the ghosts of cane fields now reclaimed by the jungle. For generations, this was a place of toil and endurance, the rhythm of the mills dictating the pace of life for the diverse communities that settled here, drawn by the promise of work. Today, the economy is more varied, with small farms cultivating tropical fruits and macadamia nuts, and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty drawing visitors seeking a slower, more authentic experience of Hawaii. The Honomu Plantation House, a grand Victorian structure, stands as a silent sentinel to this past, its verandas offering a sweeping view of the coastline, a reminder of the fortunes made and lost on the fertile, rain-soaked land.
Live animated radar for Honomu and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Honomu, Hawaii County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 19.869414°N, 155.113049°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96728 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Honomu, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Honomu, Hawaii, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Honomu includes coordinates 19.869414°N, 155.113049°W, situated in Hawaii County. ZIP code 96728. Telephone area code: 808. Timezone: Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
