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Volcanic & Geothermal Landscapes in Kīlauea & Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
Active volcanic rift zones and high-output geothermal fields, paired with seasonal atmospheric visibility windows and mandatory civil-protection links.
Readiness
Medium confidence1
Peak in 78 days
Live summary
As of 8 Nov 2026, Volcanic & Geothermal Landscapes readiness in Kīlauea & Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, United States is 1 out of 100, phase emerging. Accumulated growing degree days since 15 Sept 2026 are 793.2 against a peak threshold of 480.0 at base 5°C. The timing model places peak on 25 Jan 2027. Mean cloud cover over the next three days is 85%.
- Readiness
- 1 / 100
- Status
- Emerging
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- Evidence type
- Forecast
- Model
- Growing degree days
- Timing
- Peak in 78 days
- Estimated peak window
- 13 Jan 2027 – 6 Feb 2027
- Climatological peak
- 15 Jan 2027
- Adjusted peak
- 25 Jan 2027
- Accumulated GDD
- 793.2 of 480.0
- Planetary K-index
- n/a
- NDVI
- n/a
- Cloud cover, next 3 days
- 85%
- Coordinates
- 19.41° N, 155.28° W
- Updated
- 9 Nov 2026, 08:38 UTC
Cool weather moved the peak 10 days later, to 25 Jan 2027.
Live camera
Official USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory thermal and optical summit crater cameras.
Fourteen-day outlook
Projected readiness for each day. Botanical and wildlife bars use forecast temperature. Meteor shower bars combine stream activity, lunar phase, and forecast cloud cover. Aurora bars use the NOAA 3-day Kp forecast when available and a quiet-oval baseline with forecast cloud cover for days 4–14.
Sun 8
1 out of 100 on 2026-11-08
94% cld
Mon 9
1 out of 100 on 2026-11-09
98% cld
Tue 10
1 out of 100 on 2026-11-10
62% cld
Wed 11
2 out of 100 on 2026-11-11
73% cld
Thu 12
2 out of 100 on 2026-11-12
57% cld
Fri 13
2 out of 100 on 2026-11-13
87% cld
Sat 14
2 out of 100 on 2026-11-14
84% cld
Sun 15
2 out of 100 on 2026-11-15
98% cld
Mon 16
3 out of 100 on 2026-11-16
97% cld
Tue 17
3 out of 100 on 2026-11-17
79% cld
Wed 18
3 out of 100 on 2026-11-18
48% cld
Thu 19
4 out of 100 on 2026-11-19
85% cld
Fri 20
4 out of 100 on 2026-11-20
67% cld
Sat 21
4 out of 100 on 2026-11-21
40% cld
Field notes & historical context
Halemaʻumaʻu crater and East Rift steam vents inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park; consult USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory daily alerts before entry.
Basaltic shield and rift volcanoes such as Kīlauea, Etna, and the Reykjanes Peninsula experience episodic effusive activity alongside permanent fumarole and geothermal fields whose steam plumes and night glow contrast most sharply in cool, clear-air seasons.
19.41° N, 155.28° W · Pacific/Honolulu
Sources & data freshness
Forecast · Medium confidence · Updated 9 Nov 2026, 08:38 UTC
- Open-Meteo ERA5 & Forecast
Daily max/min temperatures (GDD base 5°C) and 14-day outlook
- USGS Volcano Hazards Program / IMO / INGV Advisories
Official volcanic alert levels, hazard zones, and SO₂ advisories
Safety & responsible visiting
MANDATORY SAFETY NOTICE: Volcanic activity is hazardous and unpredictable. Readiness scores reflect seasonal atmospheric viewing and trail accessibility—never approach active fissures, obey all civil-protection exclusion zones (USGS, IMO, INGV), and monitor SO₂ gas advisories.
Natural phenomena depend on live weather, local access rules, and habitat conditions. Verify local advisories before travelling.
Ground-truth provenance
Community reportField observations for Kīlauea & Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
Community observations supplement satellite and weather models with eye-level reports. Every submission is tagged as a Community report with provenance and moderation status—never blended silently into automated readiness scores.
No community field reports have been logged for Kīlauea & Hawaiʻi Volcanoes in this session yet.
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