West Scio, Oregon Weather
West Scio, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for West Scio, Linn County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Scio. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Scio is published on the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (KSLE) page, 24 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 West Scio 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 West Scio: Independence State Airport (K7S5) 30 km · Corvallis Municipal Airport (KCVO) 40 km · Lenhardt Airpark (K7S9) 53 km · McMinnville Municipal Airport (KMMV) 57 km
Conditions reported at KSLE describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Scio specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Scio.
About West Scio, Oregon
West Scio lies in a broad, fertile valley where the Willamette River's tributaries meander through rich farmland. It lies 12.1 miles east-north-east of Albany, OR (from Albany, OR: bearing 65°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-west of Stayton. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries the damp, earthy scent of soil freshly turned, a promise of the season's bounty. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of Douglas fir and deciduous trees, rise gently from the valley floor, their slopes softened by the persistent Oregon mist that often lends a pearly sheen to the landscape. The sky overhead, a vast canvas of shifting grays and blues, can, on clearer days, reveal the distant, snow-dusted profiles of the Cascade Mountains, a silent guardian to the east. Here, the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun's arc and the changing seasons, a quiet cadence felt in the slow, steady growth of crops and the occasional hum of a tractor. The history of West Scio is deeply entwined with the agricultural pioneers who first tamed this land, drawn by its fertile ground and the promise of a new life. For generations, the economy has been rooted in the cultivation of hazelnuts, berries, and dairy, with family farms forming the backbone of the local character. You can still see the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses, stoic witnesses to the passing decades. While not a place of grand monuments, West Scio holds its own quiet significance, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to build their lives here, fostering a close-knit community where neighborly help is as natural as the rain that nourishes the earth. The gentle curve of the local roads, following the contours of the land, seems to whisper tales of journeys taken and lives lived out against this verdant backdrop.
Live animated radar for West Scio 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 | West Scio, Linn County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.710956°N, 122.882868°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97374 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Scio, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Scio, 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 West Scio includes coordinates 44.710956°N, 122.882868°W, situated in Linn County. ZIP code 97374. 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.
