Heppner, Oregon Weather
Heppner, 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 Heppner, Morrow County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Heppner. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Heppner is published on the Condon State Pauling Field (K3S9) page, 49 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 Heppner 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 Heppner: Hermiston Municipal Airport (KHRI) 58 km · Monument Municipal Airport (K12S) 59 km
Conditions reported at K3S9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 49 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Heppner specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Heppner.
About Heppner, Oregon
Heppner rests in a broad valley where the rolling hills of Morrow County begin to yield to the wider expanses of the Columbia Plateau. It lies 62.7 miles south-south-west of Kennewick, WA (from Kennewick, WA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 36.1 miles south-south-west of Hermiston. The land here is a study in earthy tones, ochre and sagebrush green under a sky that often stretches to an immense, pale blue, particularly in the long afternoons of summer. The Willow Creek meanders through the heart of Heppner, its banks lined with cottonwoods whose leaves shimmer like scattered coins when the breeze stirs them. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of well-tended fields and the distant, subtle perfume of wild grasses. The houses of Heppner, many of them modest bungalows and older Victorians with wide porches, seem to settle comfortably into the landscape, their roofs catching the golden light of late day. The history of Heppner is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land, particularly wheat and barley, which have long been the lifeblood of this region. The town’s founding was a direct consequence of its strategic position along Willow Creek, a vital water source for early settlers and ranchers. Remnants of its past can be glimpsed in the sturdy brick buildings that line Main Street, whispering tales of a time when wagons and horses were the primary modes of transport. Today, Heppner continues its legacy as a hub for agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the horizon, their silos a stark and familiar silhouette. The rhythm of life here moves with the seasons, tied to the planting and harvesting, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the earth.
Live animated radar for Heppner 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 | Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.353184°N, 119.5578°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97836 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Heppner, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Heppner, 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 Heppner includes coordinates 45.353184°N, 119.557800°W, situated in Morrow County. ZIP code 97836. 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.
