Shaniko, Oregon Weather
Shaniko, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Shaniko, Wasco County.
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About Shaniko, Oregon
Shaniko rests upon a high plateau, a place where the land stretches out in vast, ochre-toned plains under an immense sky. It lies 54.6 miles north-north-east of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 22°T), and is situated 26.2 miles west of Fossil. The terrain here is a study in subtle undulation, broken by the occasional shallow draw or the stark, wind-scoured rim of a dry gulch. Sagebrush, in its dusty green resilience, carpets the slopes, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of juniper. The air, when the wind allows, carries a dry, mineral scent, and in the late afternoon, the sun casts long, attenuated shadows that deepen the texture of the earth, painting the landscape in hues of burnt sienna and pale gold. This was once a bustling hub, a gateway to the vast sheep and wool industry that defined the high desert economy of this region. Shaniko’s past is etched in the weathered wood of its historic buildings, a testament to a time when wool wagons once rumbled through its streets, bound for the distant markets. The old hotel, a grand dame of a bygone era, still stands, its windows reflecting the endless sky, a silent witness to the ebb and flow of fortunes. Though the great herds have long since thinned, and the clamor of commerce has quieted, Shaniko retains a stoic dignity, a quiet resilience embodied in its enduring structures and the vast, untamed beauty of its surroundings.
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| Location | Shaniko, Wasco County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.003736°N, 120.752266°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97057, 97037 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shaniko, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaniko, Oregon, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Shaniko includes coordinates 45.003736°N, 120.752266°W, situated in Wasco County. ZIP code 97057, 97037. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
