Hermiston, Oregon Weather
Hermiston, 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 Hermiston, Umatilla County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hermiston. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hermiston is published on the Hermiston Municipal Airport (KHRI) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hermiston 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 Hermiston: Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton (KPDT) 38 km · Tri Cities Airport (KPSC) 49 km · Richland Airport (KRLD) 52 km · Prosser Airport (KS40) 57 km
Conditions reported at KHRI describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hermiston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hermiston, Oregon
Hermiston rests on a high desert plateau, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can comfortably hold. It lies 26.6 miles south-south-west of Kennewick, WA (from Kennewick, WA: bearing 196°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-east of Umatilla. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast canvas of sagebrush and resilient grasses that ripple under the persistent wind. The horizon, sharp and unwavering, is occasionally broken by the distant, hazy silhouettes of mountains, their forms softened by the immense, dry air. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, dramatic shadows across the sparse terrain, imbuing the landscape with a profound, quiet majesty. This is a place that feels elemental, shaped by sun and wind, where the very act of growth is a deliberate, hard-won victory against the elements. This land, once roamed by indigenous peoples and later surveyed for its agricultural potential, found its modern pulse with the advent of irrigation. The Columbia River, a vital artery of the region, made possible the transformation of arid ground into fertile fields, and Hermiston became a hub for this burgeoning agricultural economy. Fields of potatoes, onions, and alfalfa now spread like a carefully tended quilt across the landscape, their vibrant greens a striking contrast to the surrounding ochre. The town itself has grown around this lifeblood, its rhythm dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest. Beyond the fields, a more recent industrial diversification has added another layer to Hermiston’s character, a blend of agricultural tradition and forward-looking commerce that gives the town a distinctive, resilient spirit.
Live animated radar for Hermiston 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 | Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.84041°N, 119.28946°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97838 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hermiston, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hermiston, 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 Hermiston includes coordinates 45.840410°N, 119.289460°W, situated in Umatilla County. ZIP code 97838. 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.
