Birch Bay, Washington Weather
Birch Bay, 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 Birch Bay, Whatcom County.
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About Birch Bay, Washington
Birch Bay unfurls a long, low horizon where the Salish Sea whispers against a shoreline of pebbles and driftwood. It lies 16.0 miles north-west of Bellingham, WA (from Bellingham, WA: bearing 313°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-west of Ferndale. The land here is a gentle sweep, a series of low hills that spill towards the water, their contours softened by the persistent, damp air. Douglas fir and western red cedar, their branches heavy with the moisture of the Pacific Northwest, stand sentinel, their dark green a deep counterpoint to the muted blues and greys of the sky and sea. The air itself carries a certain quietude, a damp coolness that clings to the skin and smells faintly of salt and pine. Even on a bright day, the light possesses a diffused quality, as if filtered through a fine mist, lending the landscape a serene, almost introspective character. The economic life of Birch Bay has long been tied to the bounty of the water and the land. For generations, fishing boats, their hulls weathered by salt and sun, have plied these waters, bringing in the day's catch. The shore itself is a testament to this connection, dotted with weathered docks and the occasional shed where nets are mended. Beyond the immediate coast, the land gives way to fertile ground, where small farms have historically flourished, their fields a patchwork of greens and browns. While the grander narratives of industrial booms might be absent, Birch Bay holds a distinct character, a place where the pace of life is measured by the tides and the changing seasons, where the quiet hum of everyday existence is punctuated by the cry of gulls and the rhythmic sigh of waves.
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| Location | Birch Bay, Whatcom County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.917888°N, 122.744622°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98230 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Birch Bay, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birch Bay, 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 Birch Bay includes coordinates 48.917888°N, 122.744622°W, situated in Whatcom County. ZIP code 98230. 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. 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.
