Kelleys Island, Ohio Weather
Kelleys Island, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kelleys Island, Erie County.
Full aviation weather for Kelleys Island is published on the Erie-Ottawa International Airport (KPCW) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Kelleys Island have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Kelleys Island: Norwalk Huron County Airport (K5A1) 41 km · Fremont Airport (K14G) 48 km · Lorain County Regional Airport (KLPR) 52 km · Elyria Airport (K1G1) 59 km
Conditions reported at KPCW describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kelleys Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kelleys Island.
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.
Live animated radar for Kelleys Island and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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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 | September 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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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. 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.
