Vale, Oregon Weather
Vale, 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 Vale, Malheur County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vale is published on the Ontario Municipal Airport (KONO) page, 18 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 Vale 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 Vale: Weiser Municipal Airport (KS87) 33 km · Emmett Municipal Airport (KS78) 58 km
Conditions reported at KONO describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Vale, Oregon
Vale lies cradled in a broad valley, a place where the earth seems to exhale a dry, sun-warmed breath. It lies 35.2 miles north-west of Caldwell, ID (from Caldwell, ID: bearing 309°T), and is situated 14.0 miles west-south-west of Ontario. Sagebrush, a muted tapestry of greens and grays, carpets the rolling hills that rise to meet a sky so vast and blue it feels like a physical presence. The Malheur River, a ribbon of life in this arid expanse, carves its path through the land, its banks fringed with cottonwoods that shimmer like emeralds against the ochre soil. The air itself carries a subtle, mineral tang, a whisper of the ancient geological forces that shaped this landscape, and at dusk, the light bleeds across the horizon in hues of rose and lavender, painting the distant peaks with a fleeting, ethereal glow. The history of Vale is as deeply rooted as the hardy sagebrush that defines its character. This was a land shaped by pioneers seeking opportunity, and its economy has long been tethered to the rich soil and the industrious spirit of its people, with agriculture and ranching forming the backbone of its sustenance. The Owyhee Irrigation Project, a testament to human endeavor against the elements, brought life-giving water to this dry country, fostering a landscape of verdant fields that stand in stark contrast to the surrounding desert. Though the pace of life in Vale is measured, a quiet resilience hums beneath the surface, a legacy of those who tamed this wild terrain and built a home in its embrace.
Live animated radar for Vale 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 | Vale, Malheur County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43.982106°N, 117.238231°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97918 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vale, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vale, 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 Vale includes coordinates 43.982106°N, 117.238231°W, situated in Malheur County. ZIP code 97918. Telephone area code: 541. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Boise).
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.
