Vernonia, Oregon Weather
Vernonia, 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 Vernonia, Columbia County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vernonia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vernonia is published on the Scappoose Industrial Airpark (KSPB) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Vernonia 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 Vernonia: Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) 37 km · Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) 40 km · Pearson Field (KVUO) 49 km · Portland International Airport (KPDX) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSPB describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vernonia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Vernonia, Oregon
Vernonia slumbers in a verdant pocket where the Coast Range begins its determined push towards the Pacific, a place where the air itself seems to hold the damp scent of Douglas fir and perpetually cool, rushing water. It lies 22.9 miles south-south-west of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 212°T), and is situated 17.9 miles west of St. Helens. The land here is a study in deep greens and shadowed blues, the hillsides cloaked in dense, dripping forests that give way to narrower valleys, their floors often brushed by the silver thread of the Nehalem River. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, falls in slanting, almost apologetic beams, illuminating patches of moss-covered bark and the rich, dark earth. The town itself is a quiet collection of buildings that seem to have settled into the landscape rather than imposing upon it, their roofs often softened by a fine mist, their edges blurred by the encroaching, tenacious vegetation. The history of Vernonia is deeply entwined with the timber industry, a robust past that still whispers through the weathered wood of its older structures and the very rhythm of its days. For decades, the roar of chainsaws and the rumble of logging trucks were the dominant sounds, shaping the town's economy and the lives of its inhabitants. While that era has largely passed, the legacy of the forests remains, evident in the lingering scent of pine and the enduring connection the community feels to the surrounding wilderness. Today, Vernonia navigates a quieter existence, its economy branching into other avenues, yet the profound influence of its timber roots is undeniable, a silent, ever-present force in the character of this Columbia County gem.
Live animated radar for Vernonia 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 | Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45.858723°N, 123.192893°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97064 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vernonia, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vernonia, 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 Vernonia includes coordinates 45.858723°N, 123.192893°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 97064. 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.
