Prineville, Oregon Weather
Prineville, 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 Prineville, Crook County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Prineville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Prineville is published on the Roberts Field (KRDM) page, 26 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. 4 airfields within reach of Prineville 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 Prineville: Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN) 37 km · Madras Municipal Airport (KS33) 48 km · Sisters Eagle Air Airport (K6K5) 56 km
Conditions reported at KRDM describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prineville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prineville.
About Prineville, Oregon
Prineville unfolds beneath a vast Oregon sky, where sagebrush and juniper claim the ochre earth. It lies 16.9 miles east of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 83°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-west of Juniper Canyon. The landscape here is a study in patient erosion, a realm of rolling hills and gentle canyons, carved by the persistent touch of wind and water. The Crooked River, a ribbon of cool, clear life, meanders through this dry expanse, its banks softened by cottonwoods that offer a fleeting, verdant contrast to the sun-baked slopes. Evenings bring a hush, as the light softens, bathing the distant mountains in hues of rose and lavender, a quiet grandeur that settles over the land like a benediction. This is a place shaped by the resilience of its inhabitants and the bounty of its high desert. Prineville’s roots are entwined with the pioneer spirit, the early settlers drawn by the promise of land and the lure of the river. Historically, the economy leaned on ranching and timber, industries that still echo in the town’s character, though the digital age has also found a foothold here, bringing new life and purpose. The Crook County Historical Society Museum whispers tales of early days, of the Pony Express and the burgeoning settlements, while the scent of pine from nearby forests often drifts into town, a constant reminder of the wildness that surrounds Prineville.
Live animated radar for Prineville 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 | Prineville, Crook County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.299848°N, 120.834466°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97754 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prineville, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prineville, 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 Prineville includes coordinates 44.299848°N, 120.834466°W, situated in Crook County. ZIP code 97754. 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.
