Kelleys Island, Ohio Weather
Kelleys Island, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kelleys Island, Erie County.
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About Kelleys Island, Ohio
Kelleys Island emerges from the vast expanse of Lake Erie as a low-lying, verdant gem, its shores a gentle embrace of rock and sand meeting the restless water. It lies 29.1 miles west-north-west of Lorain, OH (from Lorain, OH: bearing 290°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north-north-east of Marblehead. The terrain itself is a study in subtlety, a gently rolling landscape where ancient glacial grooves, etched deep into the limestone bedrock, tell a story of immense, slow power. Patches of dense woodland, harboring a surprising variety of birdlife, give way to open fields, often dotted with glacial erratics – boulders deposited by the ice, now stoic sentinels of a forgotten age. The air here carries the distinct scent of damp earth and sun-warmed stone, a perfume unique to this island sanctuary. This island, shaped by the very forces that carved the Great Lakes, carries a history as layered as its geological formations. Once a hub for quarrying the island's abundant limestone, the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the weathered stone buildings and the quiet hum of a summer economy now largely dedicated to tourism and a thriving wine industry, a testament to the fertile soil that yields plump grapes. Local fishermen still ply the waters, their nets a familiar sight against the horizon, a continuation of a livelihood deeply intertwined with the lake’s bounty. Kelleys Island retains a distinct character, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun, the seasons, and the ever-present, life-giving lake.
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| Location | Kelleys Island, Erie County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41.596993°N, 82.710182°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 43438 |
| Area Code | 614 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kelleys Island, Ohio Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kelleys Island, Ohio, 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 Kelleys Island includes coordinates 41.596993°N, 82.710182°W, situated in Erie County. ZIP code 43438. Telephone area code: 614. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
