Almota, Washington Weather
Almota, Washington — 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 Almota, Whitman County.
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About Almota, Washington
Almota rests in a broad, sun-drenched hollow where the earth swells and dips like a sleeping giant's ribs. It lies 13.9 miles west of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south-south-west of Colfax. The Palouse prairie, a vast expanse of rippling gold and emerald, unfolds in every direction, its contours softened by the immense, boundless sky that presses down with a palpable weight. Here, the wind, a constant presence, scours the land, carrying the scent of dry grass and distant, sun-baked soil, and at twilight, the light bleeds across the horizon in hues of apricot and lavender, bathing the landscape in a fleeting, ethereal glow. The land itself feels ancient, worn smooth by millennia of wind and rain, its character defined by the sweeping, unbroken lines of its terrain. The history of Almota is etched in the very soil, a testament to the hardy spirit of those who sought sustenance from this fertile ground. Once a bustling port on the Snake River, its economy was built on the shipment of wheat, the golden bounty of the surrounding farms, carried downstream on barges and steamboats. Though the river's role has diminished, the agricultural heart of Almota beats on, its fields still yielding prodigious harvests under the watchful gaze of the endless sky. The ghost of its past as a river town lingers, a whisper in the wind that sweeps through the quiet streets, a reminder of a time when the water was the lifeblood of this enduring corner of Whitman County.
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| Location | Almota, Whitman County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.702937°N, 117.469352°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99111, 99103 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Almota, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Almota, Washington, 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 Almota includes coordinates 46.702937°N, 117.469352°W, situated in Whitman County. ZIP code 99111, 99103. Telephone area code: 509. 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.
