Carlton, Washington Weather
Carlton, 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 Carlton, Okanogan County.
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About Carlton, Washington
Carlton rests in a broad valley, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the weight of the sky. It lies 43.6 miles north of Douglas, WA (from Douglas, WA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south of Twisp. The Okanogan River, a ribbon of glacial blue, meanders through wide fields of alfalfa and timothy, its banks fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves rustle like hushed secrets. Rolling hills, painted in ochre and sage, rise gently on either side, their slopes dotted with weathered fences and the occasional solitary ponderosa pine. In the distance, the jagged peaks of the North Cascades loom, a majestic, ever-present backdrop that lends a sense of profound quietude to the valley floor. The air here, especially as dusk begins to bleed across the horizon, carries a faint sweetness, a distillation of sun-baked earth and wild sagebrush. The history of Carlton is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Okanogan Valley, a story of homesteaders and ranchers who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. For generations, the land has yielded crops, its economy sustained by the steady work of irrigation and harvest. The river, once a vital artery for transport, now serves primarily as a lifeblood for the farms and ranches that define the local character. While the grand pronouncements of boomtowns are absent, Carlton possesses a quiet resilience, a steadfast rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. The simple elegance of its existence, unhurried and deeply connected to the land, is its most distinctive attribute.
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| Location | Carlton, Okanogan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.2482°N, 120.11619°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98814 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carlton, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carlton, 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 Carlton includes coordinates 48.248200°N, 120.116190°W, situated in Okanogan County. ZIP code 98814. 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.
