Mehama, Oregon Weather
Mehama, 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 Mehama, Marion County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mehama. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mehama is published on the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (KSLE) page, 33 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 Mehama 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 Mehama: Lenhardt Airpark (K7S9) 44 km · Independence State Airport (K7S5) 46 km · Portland Mulino Airport (K4S9) 47 km · Aurora State Airport (KUAO) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSLE describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mehama specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mehama.
About Mehama, Oregon
Mehama unfolds in a landscape where the Willamette Valley’s fertile embrace begins to yield to the rising foothills of the Coast Range. It lies 22.9 miles east-south-east of Salem, OR (from Salem, OR: bearing 117°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east of Stayton. Here, the air carries the damp, earthy scent of Douglas fir and the sweet perfume of ripening berries, a testament to the rich soil that cradles the community. The Santiam River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, winds its way through the heart of Mehama, its banks often lined with alder and willow, their branches dipping low to kiss the currents. Sunlight, when it breaks through the evergreen canopy, falls in shifting patterns on moss-covered rocks and the quiet fields that stretch towards the western mountains, painting the scene with a soft, diffused glow. This corner of Marion County, long shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the bounty of the forests, whispers tales of its past. Logging once echoed through these hills, the scent of freshly cut timber a constant presence, and the river served as a vital artery for transporting goods. Today, the legacy of the land continues to define Mehama, with berry farms and vineyards dotting the surrounding countryside, their produce finding its way to markets near and far. The community’s identity is tied to this enduring connection to the earth, a quiet strength that resonates in the unhurried pace of life and the genuine warmth of its people, a place where the past is not forgotten but is instead woven into the present day.
Live animated radar for Mehama 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 | Mehama, Marion County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.790122°N, 122.619252°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97384, 97383 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mehama, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mehama, 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 Mehama includes coordinates 44.790122°N, 122.619252°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 97384, 97383. 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.
