Ames Lake, Washington Weather
Ames Lake, Washington — 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 Ames Lake, King County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ames Lake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ames Lake is published on the Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) 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 Ames Lake 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 Ames Lake: King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) 28 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 33 km · Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) 38 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 39 km
Conditions reported at KRNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ames Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ames Lake.
About Ames Lake, Washington
Ames Lake slumbers in a hollow of rolling green hills, a jewel of cool, dark water cupped by fir and cedar. It lies 5.4 miles east of Sammamish, WA (from Sammamish, WA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north of King. The air here, especially when the sun dips low and the western sky bleeds apricot and rose, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of pine needles, moss-laden bark, and the faint, mineral tang of the lake itself. Gentle slopes, softened by years of rainfall and shaded by the dense canopy, descend to the water's edge, where reeds whisper secrets to the passing breeze. The surface of Ames Lake, often still and reflective, mirrors the deep emerald of the surrounding woods, broken only by the occasional ripple of a diving duck or the slow, deliberate passage of a kayaker. Though the immediate landscape around Ames Lake speaks of quietude, its history whispers of a different era, one of logging camps and early homesteads that carved their existence from the formidable Pacific Northwest wilderness. The economy here has long been tied to the land, first through the extraction of timber that once blanketed these hills, and now, more subtly, through the quiet development of lakeside homes and small businesses that cater to those drawn by the lake's serene beauty. It is a place where the remnants of old logging roads still meander through the trees, hinting at the robust past that shaped this tranquil corner of King County.
Live animated radar for Ames Lake 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 | Ames Lake, King County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.632878°N, 121.966231°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98053, 98014 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ames Lake, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ames Lake, Washington, 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 Ames Lake includes coordinates 47.632878°N, 121.966231°W, situated in King County. ZIP code 98053, 98014. Telephone area code: 206, 253. 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.
