Sumpter, Oregon Weather
Sumpter, 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 Sumpter, Baker County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sumpter.
About Sumpter, Oregon
Sumpter lies cradled by the high desert country of eastern Oregon, a landscape of stark, sun-baked grandeur where sagebrush and hardy grasses cling to rolling hills that rise and fall with a patient, ancient rhythm. It lies 90.9 miles south of Whitman, WA (from Whitman, WA: bearing 171°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west of Baker City. The air here, especially in the lingering light of a summer evening, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of wild thyme crushed underfoot. The broad valley floor, a canvas of muted ochres and dusty greens, is dissected by the Powder River, its waters a silver thread reflecting the immense, often cloudless sky, a sky that seems to stretch on forever, vast and indifferent. The surrounding mountains, their flanks etched with the scars of past efforts, stand as silent sentinels, their peaks often dusted with the first snows of autumn long before the valley floor feels the chill. The spirit of Sumpter is deeply entwined with the echoes of gold, a history palpable in the weathered structures and the very grit beneath your boots. This was once a bustling hub, a place where fortunes were sought and, for some, found, in the rich veins of the surrounding hills. The legacy of the mines, though largely silent now, still hums beneath the surface, informing the local economy which has, in turn, adapted and diversified, drawing sustenance from the land and the enduring resilience of its people. The Sumpter Valley Railroad, a living artifact of that bygone era, still chugs its way through the landscape, a nostalgic reminder of days when steam and industry defined the pulse of this isolated corner of Oregon.
Live animated radar for Sumpter and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.745707°N, 118.202163°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97877 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sumpter, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sumpter, 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 Sumpter includes coordinates 44.745707°N, 118.202163°W, situated in Baker County. ZIP code 97877. 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. 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.
