Bow, Washington Weather
Bow, 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 Bow, Skagit County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bow. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bow is published on the Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Bow 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 Bow: Anacortes Airport (K74S) 21 km · Bellingham International Airport (KBLI) 28 km · Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (KNUW) 30 km · AJ Eisenberg Airport (KOKH) 40 km · Orcas Island Airport (KORS) 41 km
Conditions reported at KBVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bow.
About Bow, Washington
Bow unfolds as a quiet exhale of the Skagit Valley, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath in anticipation of the tides. It lies 10.1 miles north-north-west of Mount Vernon, WA (from Mount Vernon, WA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-north-west of Sedro-Woolley. Here, the flat, rich soil, a dark loam that smells of rain and ancient growth, stretches towards the restless waters of Skagit Bay. Dikes and sloughs crisscross the landscape, marking the edge of human endeavor against the wilder, marshier reaches. The air, often carrying a briny tang, can shift with surprising speed, from the soft, diffused light of a cloudy morning to a sudden, brilliant sun that glints off the water's surface, revealing the emerald sheen of eelgrass beds and the dark, patient shapes of distant islands. The sky here is a vast canvas, prone to dramatic cloud formations that paint the western horizon with hues of apricot and lavender as dusk descends. The history of Bow is deeply intertwined with the bounty of the sea and the fertile earth that cradles it. For generations, the waters teemed with salmon, a lifeline for the Indigenous peoples who first called this region home, and later for the fishermen who established a livelihood here. The economic pulse of Bow has long been tied to agriculture, with the valley's renowned tulip and daffodil farms painting the spring landscape in vibrant, fleeting bursts of color. Oyster farming also plays a significant role, its cultivation a patient, watery dance between human hands and the rhythm of the bay. While the town itself is modest, its character is defined by a quiet resilience, a sense of enduring connection to the land and the water that has sustained it, a place where the slow, deliberate pace of nature still dictates the flow of days.
Live animated radar for Bow 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 | Bow, Skagit County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.561774°N, 122.398219°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98232 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bow, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bow, 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 Bow includes coordinates 48.561774°N, 122.398219°W, situated in Skagit County. ZIP code 98232. 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.
