Lafayette, Oregon Weather
Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, Yamhill County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lafayette. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lafayette is published on the McMinnville Municipal Airport (KMMV) page, 6 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lafayette 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 Lafayette: Aurora State Airport (KUAO) 27 km · Lenhardt Airpark (K7S9) 30 km · Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) 35 km · Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (KSLE) 38 km · Portland Mulino Airport (K4S9) 41 km
Conditions reported at KMMV describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lafayette specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lafayette, Oregon
Lafayette rests in a valley cupped by the rolling, verdant hills of Yamhill County, a landscape that breathes the rich, dark earth of the Willamette Valley. It lies 4.7 miles east-north-east of McMinnville, OR (from McMinnville, OR: bearing 60°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of Newberg. Here, the sky often stretches in vast, painterly expanses, particularly as the day gives way to evening, when a soft, golden light spills over the vineyards and fields, lending a quiet majesty to the surrounding terrain. The air, especially after a gentle rain, carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, distant perfume of ripening grapes. The very character of Lafayette seems to be shaped by this fertile embrace, a place where the land dictates a gentle pace, and the horizon is a constant, reassuring presence. This corner of Oregon holds within it the echoes of a rich agricultural heritage, with the local economy still deeply rooted in the bounty of the soil. For generations, the land has yielded not only grains and produce but, more recently and prominently, the celebrated wines that have brought international acclaim to Yamhill County. The legacy of pioneer families, their stories etched into the very bedrock of the community, can still be felt in the quiet strength of its residents. Lafayette itself, with its charming downtown and the enduring spirit of its people, embodies this blend of history and a forward-looking connection to the land, a distinctive character that sets it apart in the heart of wine country.
Live animated radar for Lafayette 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 | Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.244283°N, 123.114826°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97127 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lafayette, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lafayette, 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 Lafayette includes coordinates 45.244283°N, 123.114826°W, situated in Yamhill County. ZIP code 97127. Telephone area code: 503, 971. 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.
