Elgin, Oregon Weather
Elgin, 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 Elgin, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elgin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elgin is published on the La Grande/Union County Airport (KLGD) page, 31 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. 2 airfields within reach of Elgin 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 Elgin: Joseph State Airport (KJSY) 57 km
Conditions reported at KLGD describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elgin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Elgin, Oregon
Elgin, Oregon, rests in a quiet valley where the Grande Ronde River begins to widen, its waters a cool, clear vein threading through the landscape. It lies 40.2 miles south-south-east of Walla Walla, WA (from Walla Walla, WA: bearing 149°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-north-east of La Grande. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of pine and fir, rise on either side, their slopes etched with the faint lines of old logging roads. In summer, the air here carries the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. The sky overhead is a vast, ever-changing canvas, sometimes a startling, washed-out blue, at other times bruised with the dramatic hues of an approaching thunderstorm. The houses of Elgin are scattered, some clinging to the riverbanks, others climbing the lower inclines, their roofs catching the light like scattered embers. The story of Elgin is deeply entwined with the timber industry that once pulsed through these hills, a history still visible in the weathered barns and the quiet hum of the local mill. The Grande Ronde River, though no longer a highway for logs, still offers a gentle respite, its banks a favored spot for quiet contemplation or the patient casting of a line. Beyond the immediate valley, the landscape opens onto broader agricultural lands, where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life, from the vibrant green of spring pastures to the golden harvest of late summer. Elgin retains a character of unhurried purpose, a place where the passing of the day is marked by the changing quality of light filtering through the trees, and the distant lowing of cattle on the slopes.
Live animated radar for Elgin 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 | Elgin, Union County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.564861°N, 117.917434°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97827 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elgin, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elgin, 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 Elgin includes coordinates 45.564861°N, 117.917434°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 97827. 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.
