Long Creek, Oregon Weather
Long Creek, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Long Creek, Grant County.
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About Long Creek, Oregon
Long Creek lies in a high desert basin, cradled by the sagebrush-speckled slopes of the Blue Mountains. It lies 96.7 miles south-south-west of Whitman, WA (from Whitman, WA: bearing 198°T), and is situated 21.9 miles north-north-west of John Day. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of juniper. Rolling hills, painted in muted ochres and dusty greens, rise and fall toward a horizon that seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas where the sky asserts its dominion. The creek itself, often a whisper in summer, is the lifeblood, a silver thread weaving through the muted landscape, its banks sometimes softened by a fringe of cottonwoods, their leaves catching the light like scattered coins. The quiet here is profound, broken only by the wind's sigh or the distant bleating of sheep, a sound that seems to echo the very stillness of the land. The history of Long Creek is as rugged and enduring as the landscape it inhabits. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of grazing land and a robust mining past, carved out a life in this remote corner of Grant County. The legacy of those days lingers in the weathered wood of the few remaining historical buildings and in the stories whispered by the long-time residents, whose families have been part of this place for generations. The local economy, though less reliant on the boom-and-bust cycles of mining now, still finds its roots in ranching and the careful stewardship of the surrounding timberlands. This enduring connection to the land shapes the character of Long Creek, fostering a spirit of self-reliance and a quiet appreciation for the simple, enduring rhythms of life.
Live animated radar for Long Creek and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Long Creek, Grant County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.714042°N, 119.104138°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97856 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Long Creek, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Creek, Oregon, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Long Creek includes coordinates 44.714042°N, 119.104138°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 97856. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
