Kurtistown, Hawaii Weather
Kurtistown, 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 Kurtistown, Hawaii County.
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About Kurtistown, Hawaii
Kurtistown rests under a sky that often holds a soft, diffused light, a consequence of the frequent mists that drift in from the Pacific. It lies 8.7 miles south-south-east of Hilo, HI (from Hilo, HI: bearing 163°T), and is situated 4.9 miles west of Hawaiian Paradise Park. The land here is a study in greens, a verdant tapestry woven from the rich volcanic soil and the persistent, life-giving rain. Rolling hills, cloaked in sugarcane and wild ginger, give way to more rugged terrain, hinting at the dramatic slopes that rise toward the island's mighty volcanoes. The air itself is thick with the scent of damp earth and the sweet, heady perfume of tropical blossoms, a constant reminder of the untamed, fertile heart of Hawaii County. This part of the island has long been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, its history inextricably linked to the cultivation of sugarcane. The legacy of those vast plantations still lingers, a quiet testament to the labor and ingenuity that once defined the local economy. While the landscape still bears the marks of that era, a new chapter is unfolding, with a growing diversity of crops finding root and the gentle hum of a more varied, contemporary life beginning to resonate. The proximity to the vast Pacific, though not directly on the coast, influences the very atmosphere, carrying the faint tang of salt and the promise of distant shores.
Live animated radar for Kurtistown and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Kurtistown, Hawaii County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 19.602113°N, 155.04842°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96749, 96760 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kurtistown, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kurtistown, 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 Kurtistown includes coordinates 19.602113°N, 155.048420°W, situated in Hawaii County. ZIP code 96749, 96760. 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.
