Kekaha, Hawaii Weather
Kekaha, 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 for Kekaha, Kauai County.
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About Kekaha, Hawaii
Kekaha stretches along the westernmost edge of Kauai, a place where the land feels both ancient and perpetually renewed. It lies 114.7 miles west-north-west of Mililani Town, HI (from Mililani Town, HI: bearing 289°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-north-west of Hanapepe. The sun, a relentless orb in the daytime sky, casts a fierce, unwavering light across the dry, scrub-covered plains that descend towards the Pacific. Behind this coastal ribbon, the Waimea Canyon, a colossal gouge in the earth, rises in dramatic, rust-colored tiers, its immense scale a constant, silent presence. The air here carries the sharp, briny tang of the ocean, mingled with the dry, earthy scent of the leeward landscape, a fragrance that clings to everything, even the sparse, hardy vegetation that clings to the soil. Evenings bring a subtle softening of this intensity, as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of bruised purple and fiery orange, a spectacle that spills across the vast expanse of the ocean and silvers the sand. This land, once a vital agricultural heartland, now bears the echoes of its sugar cane past in the skeletal remains of old processing plants and the faint, sweet scent that sometimes drifts on the trade winds. The economy of Kekaha has shifted, with the vast public lands and the proximity to the Pacific Missile Range Facility influencing its character. It is a place of stark beauty and quiet resilience, where the rhythm of life is dictated more by the tides and the sun than by the clamor of commerce. The stark, almost desert-like conditions of the leeward coast present a unique environment, a contrast to the lush, verdant image often associated with the Hawaiian Islands, making Kekaha a distinct and unforgettable corner of Kauai.
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| Location | Kekaha, Kauai County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21.966861°N, 159.711862°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96752 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kekaha, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kekaha, 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 Kekaha includes coordinates 21.966861°N, 159.711862°W, situated in Kauai County. ZIP code 96752. 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.
