Lanai City, Hawaii Weather
Lanai City, 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 Lanai City, Maui County.
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About Lanai City, Hawaii
Lanai City rises from a plateau, a gentle swell of earth that catches the trade winds and holds them. It lies 28.7 miles west of Kahului, HI (from Kahului, HI: bearing 263°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west-south-west of Lahaina. The air here, thin and cool at this elevation, carries the scent of pine and eucalyptus, a surprising fragrance for the Hawaiian Islands, a stark contrast to the humid coastlines far below. The landscape unfolds in muted greens and browns, rolling hills that surrender to a sky so vast it seems to press down like a soft, blue blanket. Weathered wooden buildings, painted in shades of faded white and pale blue, line the few streets, their verandas offering shade from a sun that, even in its gentler moments, casts long, sharp shadows. The rhythm of Lanai City is measured, unhurried, a quiet hum of daily life that feels as old as the islands themselves. Once the undisputed pineapple capital of the world, Lanai City’s identity is still deeply entwined with its agricultural past. Vast plantations once dominated the surrounding terrain, their bounty shipped out across the globe, a testament to the island’s fertile, volcanic soil. Though the era of massive pineapple cultivation has largely receded, the legacy of that labor is etched into the very character of Lanai City, in the stoic endurance of its people and the enduring, subtle scent of the earth. Today, the island’s economy has diversified, with tourism playing a significant role, yet Lanai City retains its unique spirit, a quiet dignity that speaks of seasons past and a future still unfolding under that immense, Pacific sky.
Live animated radar for Lanai City and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Lanai City, Maui County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 20.8279°N, 156.9147°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96763 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lanai City, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lanai City, 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 Lanai City includes coordinates 20.827900°N, 156.914700°W, situated in Maui County. ZIP code 96763. 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.
