Tall lava fountains from Kilauea volcano in the evening of 28 July 2026 local time (image: HVO webcam)Episode 52 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 7:10 p.m. HST on July 28, 2026 with 100 foot (30 meter) fountains.This followed precursory spattering from both vents that began on the night of July 27. Initial precursory overflows began at 10:22 a.m. HST from the north vent. After 6 precursory flows lasting 10-30 minutes, continuous overflows began from the north vent at 1:56 p.m. HST and continued until they transitioned into the start of episode 52 fountains.Ground-level sensors near the eruptive vents indicate that winds are currently light from the north to northeast. Wind forecast models indicate that similar winds continue up to about 20,000 feet AMSL. Wind directions indicate that much if not all of the tephra fall and volcanic gas emissions will occur within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, mainly south of the Halema'uma'u vents.All eruptive vents and lava flows are confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Tephra fall from volcanic ash clouds is greatest within 3 miles (5 km) of the vents, lighter ash and Pele's Hair may stay suspended for large distances from the vents. Three Kīlauea summit livestream videos that show eruptive lava fountains are available youtube.com/@usgs/streams.