North Powder, Oregon Weather
North Powder, 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 North Powder, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near North Powder. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for North Powder is published on the Baker City Municipal Airport (KBKE) page, 23 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. 2 airfields within reach of North Powder 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 North Powder: La Grande/Union County Airport (KLGD) 30 km
Conditions reported at KBKE describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Powder specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for North Powder.
About North Powder, Oregon
North Powder rests in a broad valley, cradled by the nascent shoulders of the Blue Mountains. It lies 74.5 miles south-south-east of Walla Walla, WA (from Walla Walla, WA: bearing 164°T), and is situated 18.0 miles north-north-west of Baker City. The Powder River, a ribbon of glinting silver, threads its way through meadows painted in the muted greens and golds of late summer, its banks fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves whisper secrets on the breeze. The sky here is vast, an immense dome that shifts from the sharp, crystalline blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of dusk, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields like tired limbs. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth, wild sagebrush, and the distant promise of pine. The history of North Powder is etched into the very land, a narrative of agricultural endeavor and the enduring spirit of those who have worked this soil. Once a vital stop along the Oregon Trail, its roots run deep into the westward expansion, a place where pioneers paused before the formidable mountain passes. Today, the economy of North Powder remains firmly anchored in the bounty of the surrounding ranches and farms, with cattle grazing on rolling pastures and hayfields yielding their fragrant harvest. The distinctive character of North Powder is found in its quiet persistence, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, and the distant rumble of a passing train is often the loudest sound to break the profound stillness.
Live animated radar for North Powder 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 | North Powder, Union County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.028474°N, 117.919939°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97867 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Powder, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Powder, 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 North Powder includes coordinates 45.028474°N, 117.919939°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 97867. 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.
