Crooked River Ranch, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Crooked River Ranch, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Crooked River Ranch. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Crooked River Ranch is published on the Roberts Field (KRDM) page, 20 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 Crooked River Ranch 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 Crooked River Ranch: Sisters Eagle Air Airport (K6K5) 27 km · Madras Municipal Airport (KS33) 28 km · Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN) 37 km
Conditions reported at KRDM describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crooked River Ranch specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crooked River Ranch.
Crooked River Ranch lies sprawled across the high desert plateau, a landscape sculpted by wind and ancient forces. It lies 11.0 miles north-north-west of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 343°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south of Culver. Here, the earth, a rich ochre and sienna, rolls and dips in broad, sweeping contours, punctuated by hardy sagebrush and the occasional, stoic juniper. The sky above is a vast, unbroken canvas, its blue deepening to an almost indigo hue as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the land's natural forms. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mingling of dust, sun-baked earth, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild herbs, a constant, subtle reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. The history of Crooked River Ranch is as rugged and resourceful as the land it occupies, tied to the pioneering spirit that sought to tame this arid expanse. Once a place of cattle ranches and homesteaders, its economy now finds a more diversified footing, with agriculture still playing a vital role, particularly in the cultivation of hardy crops suited to the climate. The nearby Crooked River, though not always a torrent, remains a lifeblood, its presence influencing the patterns of settlement and the sparse green ribbons that follow its course. Visitors often remark on the quiet resilience of the people here, a character forged in solitude and the shared understanding of a life lived under an immense, indifferent sky, where the rhythm of days is dictated by the sun and the seasons.
Live animated radar for Crooked River Ranch 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 | Crooked River Ranch, Jefferson County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.424564°N, 121.238373°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97760 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crooked River Ranch, 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 Crooked River Ranch includes coordinates 44.424564°N, 121.238373°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 97760. 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.