Basin City, Washington Weather
Basin City, 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 Basin City, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Basin City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Basin City is published on the Othello Municipal Airport (KS70) page, 23 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. 4 airfields within reach of Basin City 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 Basin City: Richland Airport (KRLD) 34 km · Tri Cities Airport (KPSC) 37 km · Warden Airport (K2S4) 42 km
Conditions reported at KS70 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Basin City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Basin City.
About Basin City, Washington
Basin City rises from the flatlands of Franklin County, a scattering of structures against a vast horizon where arid scrubland surrenders to the determined green of irrigated fields. It lies 14.5 miles east of Pierce, WA (from Pierce, WA: bearing 101°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Mesa. The air here carries the dry, mineral tang of exposed earth, a scent that deepens under the relentless sun, which often paints the sky in hues of pale gold and bleached blue. The terrain itself is a study in subtle undulation, a gentle basin that collects not only water but also the light, which can linger with an almost tangible presence in the long evenings. Streetlights, when they begin to hum to life, cast pools of warm, electric light that seem to draw the surrounding emptiness closer, a quiet invitation to the stillness that pervades the land. The story of Basin City is deeply entwined with the water that has been coaxed from the Columbia River, transforming this once stark landscape into a breadbasket of orchards and row crops. This agricultural success forms the bedrock of the local economy, a constant hum of harvest and cultivation that dictates the town's rhythm. The echoes of earlier ventures, perhaps more speculative dreams born of arid soil, can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture, a practical testament to resilience. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of Basin City lies in its capacity to sustain life and prosperity in a place that demands ingenuity, a place where the very act of growth feels like a quiet victory.
Live animated radar for Basin City 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 | Basin City, Franklin County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.594027°N, 119.152234°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99343 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Basin City, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Basin City, 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 Basin City includes coordinates 46.594027°N, 119.152234°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 99343. 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. 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.
