Rickreall, Oregon Weather
Rickreall, 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 Rickreall, Polk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rickreall. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rickreall is published on the Independence State Airport (K7S5) page, 8 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 Rickreall 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 Rickreall: Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (KSLE) 18 km · McMinnville Municipal Airport (KMMV) 30 km · Lenhardt Airpark (K7S9) 47 km · Corvallis Municipal Airport (KCVO) 48 km · Aurora State Airport (KUAO) 50 km
Conditions reported at K7S5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rickreall specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rickreall.
About Rickreall, Oregon
Rickreall rests in a fertile valley, cradled by the rolling hills of Oregon's Willamette Valley, where the land unfolds in a patchwork of verdant fields and scattered woodlands. It lies 9.5 miles west of Salem, OR (from Salem, OR: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east of Dallas. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil, a perfume mingled with the faint, sweet aroma of ripening berries and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast skies, can cast a warm, golden glow upon the landscape, highlighting the deep greens of the pastures and the rich browns of freshly tilled earth. The Rickreall Creek, a modest waterway, meanders through the area, its banks often fringed with alders and cottonwoods, reflecting the sky in its calm, slow-moving currents. The history of Rickreall is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Willamette Valley, a region that has long sustained its inhabitants through the cultivation of berries, hazelnuts, and wine grapes. This enduring connection to the land shapes the quiet rhythm of life in Rickreall, where the seasons dictate the pace of work and community gatherings often revolve around harvest festivals and local markets. While not a hub of grand industry, the local economy thrives on the strong agricultural roots, with farmers and producers contributing to the region's reputation for fresh, high-quality produce. The distinct character of Rickreall lies in this grounded, unpretentious existence, a place where the land itself is the primary storyteller and the community's identity is as deeply rooted as the crops they tend.
Live animated radar for Rickreall 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 | Rickreall, Polk County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.930674°N, 123.228434°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97371 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rickreall, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rickreall, 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 Rickreall includes coordinates 44.930674°N, 123.228434°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 97371. 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.
