Buena, 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 Buena, Yakima County.
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Buena rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the earth opens its palm to the sky. It lies 15.1 miles south-east of Yakima, WA (from Yakima, WA: bearing 143°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north of Toppenish. The land rolls with the patient grace of ancient hills, their slopes softened by a patchwork of fields that shift in hue with the seasons. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, mingling the dust of the roads with the fainter sweetness of ripening fruit. A gentle breeze often stirs the tall grasses that fringe the cultivated lands, a whisper of the wider, wilder country that presses in from the edges of human endeavor. The sky, vast and intensely blue, seems to press down on the landscape, imbuing everything with a sense of spaciousness and quietude. The story of Buena is written in the irrigation ditches that crisscross its fertile soil, a testament to the ingenuity that tamed this arid land for agriculture. For generations, the economy of Buena has been tied to the bounty of the orchards and vineyards that stretch across the valley floor, the sweet scent of apples and cherries a constant, subtle perfume. This is a place shaped by the cycles of growth and harvest, a rhythm that governs the days and seasons. While not boasting grand monuments, Buena holds a quiet dignity, a feeling of rootedness in the earth and in the shared labor that has sustained it. The land itself, worked and tended, feels like a living entity, a partner in the enduring legacy of this valley.
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| Location | Buena, Yakima County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.42874°N, 120.31339°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98921 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buena, 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 Buena includes coordinates 46.428740°N, 120.313390°W, situated in Yakima County. ZIP code 98921. 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.