Shady Cove, Oregon Weather
Shady Cove, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Shady Cove, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Shady Cove. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Shady Cove is published on the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (KMFR) page, 27 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. 3 airfields within reach of Shady Cove 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 Shady Cove: Prospect State Airport (K64S) 30 km · Myrtle Creek Municipal Airport (K16S) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMFR describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shady Cove specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Shady Cove, Oregon
Shady Cove rests in a basin where the Rogue River, a ribbon of jade, carves its way through a landscape of rugged, pine-clad slopes. It lies 19.9 miles north of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 9°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Eagle Point. The air here, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries the damp, earthy scent of the forest floor, a perfume mingling with the faint, sweet promise of wild mint. Sunlight, when it finally breaches the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stillness, and the steep inclines of the surrounding hills, a constant reminder of the wild heart that beats just beyond the fringes of the small community. The river itself, a restless spirit, whispers its ancient stories to the smooth, grey stones that line its banks, a ceaseless murmur against the backdrop of the towering evergreens. The history of Shady Cove is as deep-rooted as the ancient cedars that guard its approach, a narrative woven from the threads of logging and the enduring lure of the Rogue River for sport. For generations, the rhythm of life here has pulsed to the steady beat of timber mills, their saws once a constant song in the valley, though now the economy has diversified, finding new strength in the burgeoning tourism drawn by the river's legendary steelhead and salmon runs. It is a place where the past breathes softly in the weathered clapboard of older homes and the quiet pride of those who still ply the trades that shaped this corner of Jackson County. Shady Cove retains a character defined by its natural bounty, a place where the wild beauty of the land still dictates the pace of days, and the river remains the undisputed sovereign.
Live animated radar for Shady Cove 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.
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| Location | Shady Cove, Jackson County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 42.61068°N, 122.812544°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97539 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shady Cove, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shady Cove, 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 Shady Cove includes coordinates 42.610680°N, 122.812544°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 97539. 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.
