Orofino, Idaho Weather
Orofino, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Orofino, Clearwater County.
Full aviation weather for Orofino is published on the Kamiah Municipal Airport (KS73) page, 34 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. 3 airfields within reach of Orofino 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 Orofino: Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84) 49 km · Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (KLWS) 59 km
Conditions reported at KS73 describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orofino specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Orofino, Idaho
Orofino rests in a valley cradled by the Clearwater River, a place where the sky often feels impossibly wide and the surrounding hills wear a green so deep it seems to absorb the light. It lies 36.6 miles east of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 83°T), and is situated 16.9 miles north of Nezperce. The air here carries a cool, damp scent from the dense coniferous forests that climb the slopes, a scent that mingles with the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild huckleberries in the late summer months. The river itself, a broad, silken ribbon of grey-blue, dictates the rhythm of the land, its waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky. Even on a clear day, the light has a certain softened quality, as if filtered through a fine, ancient veil, lending a hushed reverence to the landscape. The history of Orofino is deeply entwined with the Clearwater River and the rich timber resources that have sustained its people for generations. Logging has long been the lifeblood of this community, the sturdy scent of pine and fir a constant presence, and the distant whine of saws a familiar sound echoing through the valley. The town’s origins trace back to the prospectors and loggers who first ventured into this rugged territory, drawn by the promise of natural wealth. Today, a quiet resilience characterizes Orofino, a spirit forged by isolation and dependence on the land, where the pace of life allows for the appreciation of simple things, like the gentle lapping of the river against its banks or the slow drift of clouds across the vast Idaho sky.
Live animated radar for Orofino 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 | Orofino, Clearwater County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 46.479347°N, 116.25514°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83544 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orofino, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orofino, Idaho, 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 Orofino includes coordinates 46.479347°N, 116.255140°W, situated in Clearwater County. ZIP code 83544. Telephone area code: 208. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
