Athena, Oregon Weather
Athena, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Athena, Umatilla County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Athena. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Athena is published on the Martin Field (KS95) page, 27 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. 4 airfields within reach of Athena 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 Athena: Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton (KPDT) 30 km · Walla Walla Regional Airport (KALW) 35 km · Hermiston Municipal Airport (KHRI) 60 km
Conditions reported at KS95 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Athena specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Athena, Oregon
Athena lies in a wide valley, a place where the earth seems to hold its breath under a vast Oregon sky. It lies 16.2 miles south of Whitman, WA (from Whitman, WA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-west of Milton-Freewater. Rolling hills, painted in muted greens and ochres, rise gently on either side, their slopes softened by the passage of time and the persistent caress of the wind. The air here carries the scent of dry grasses and the faintest whisper of distant pine, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows that stretch and warp the familiar contours of the land. This is a landscape of subtle grandeur, where the sheer openness of the sky and the quiet strength of the terrain conspire to create a profound sense of peace. The story of Athena is written in the rich, dark soil that has sustained its people for generations. This is a heartland of agriculture, where wheat fields and orchards bloom under the summer sun, their bounty forming the backbone of the local economy. Remnants of early settlements whisper of a pioneer spirit, a resilience forged in the challenges of carving a life from this fertile, yet sometimes unforgiving, land. While the pace of life in Athena is measured, it is a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring cycles of growth and harvest, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between people and the earth.
Live animated radar for Athena 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.811799°N, 118.490525°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97813 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Athena, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Athena, Oregon, 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 Athena includes coordinates 45.811799°N, 118.490525°W, situated in Umatilla County. ZIP code 97813. Telephone area code: 541. 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.
