Lawai, Hawaii Weather
Lawai, 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 Lawai, Kauai County.
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About Lawai, Hawaii
Lawai unfolds with a gentle grace, a verdant embrace where the emerald slopes of the interior meet the boundless blue of the Pacific. It lies 101.5 miles west-north-west of Mililani Town, HI (from Mililani Town, HI: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-south-west of Lihue. The land here is a study in soft contours, rolling hills that seem to breathe with the rhythm of the trade winds, their flanks a rich tapestry of sugarcane stubble and the vibrant greens of tropical foliage. The air, thick with the scent of plumeria and the distant salt spray, carries the murmur of unseen streams and the rustle of leaves. Sunlight, when it breaks through the intermittent cloud cover, paints the landscape in broad strokes of gold, highlighting the volcanic origins of the terrain and casting long, dancing shadows that play across the valleys. The history of Lawai is deeply entwined with the fertile earth and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a vital hub for the sugar plantations that defined Kauai’s economy for generations, remnants of that era can still be glimpsed in the irrigation ditches and the weathered outbuildings that dot the countryside. Today, Lawai retains a quiet agricultural character, with farms and nurseries continuing to cultivate the island's bounty, from taro to exotic fruits. The gentle pace of life here is punctuated by the calls of tropical birds and the steady hum of daily routines, a testament to a community that cherishes its connection to the land and its own unique heritage.
Live animated radar for Lawai and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Lawai, Kauai County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21.926537°N, 159.508268°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96741, 96765 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lawai, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawai, 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 Lawai includes coordinates 21.926537°N, 159.508268°W, situated in Kauai County. ZIP code 96741, 96765. 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.
