The Dalles, Oregon Weather
The Dalles, 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 The Dalles, Wasco County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near The Dalles. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for The Dalles is published on the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (KDLS) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of The Dalles 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 The Dalles: Ken Jernstedt Airfield (K4S2) 29 km · Goldendale Airport (KS20) 37 km · Wasco State Airport (K35S) 39 km · Cascade Locks State Airport (KCZK) 55 km
Conditions reported at KDLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at The Dalles specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About The Dalles, Oregon
The Dalles sits where the mighty Columbia River, a broad, muscular artery of the Northwest, has carved a dramatic, wind-scoured passage through the Cascade foothills. It lies 59.0 miles east of Camas, WA (from Camas, WA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 1.6 miles south of Dallesport. Here, the land rises in steep, dry benches, a mosaic of sagebrush and hardy grasses that bake under a sun that often feels like a benevolent, if insistent, presence. The air carries the faint, mineral tang of dust and the distant, murmuring song of the river, a constant reminder of the forces that shaped this place. Great basalt cliffs, etched with the patient work of water and wind over millennia, stand sentinel over the valley floor, their ancient faces catching the light in shades of ochre and rust, especially as the day begins to soften. This crossing point, a crucial gateway for centuries, echoes with the footsteps of explorers, pioneers, and the indigenous peoples who first navigated these waters and lands. The Dalles owes its early prosperity to its strategic position along the Columbia River, a vital lifeline for trade and travel, and later, to the fertile volcanic soil that proved surprisingly generous to orchards and vineyards. The land here still hums with agricultural endeavor, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the earth, where apples and cherries hang heavy on branches and rows of grapes climb the sun-drenched slopes. The riverfront, once a bustling hub of steamboats and commerce, now offers a more tranquil character, a place where the past whispers on the breeze and the present unfolds with a quiet, steady rhythm.
Live animated radar for The Dalles 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 | The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.594564°N, 121.178682°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97058 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This The Dalles, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Dalles, 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 The Dalles includes coordinates 45.594564°N, 121.178682°W, situated in Wasco County. ZIP code 97058. 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.
