Chelan, Washington Weather
Chelan, 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 Chelan, Chelan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chelan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chelan is published on the Lake Chelan Airport (KS10) page, 6 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 Chelan 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 Chelan: Mansfield Airport (K8W3) 28 km · Anderson Field (KS97) 37 km · Pangborn Memorial Airport (KEAT) 51 km
Conditions reported at KS10 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chelan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chelan.
About Chelan, Washington
Chelan unfurls along the sapphire shimmer of its namesake lake, a jewel cradled by the rugged grandeur of the Okanogan Highlands. It lies 15.2 miles north of Douglas, WA (from Douglas, WA: bearing 358°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-south-east of Manson. The land rises steeply from the water’s edge, cloaked in sagebrush and dotted with hardy pines, their scent a sharp, clean perfume on the dry air. Summer sun bakes the exposed slopes, coaxing forth the wild, resilient beauty of the high desert, while the lake itself, a vast, cool artery, dictates the pulse of this sun-drenched place. Evenings here are painted with a liquid gold light that softens the sharp angles of the mountains, lending a hushed reverence to the transition from day to night, a quiet magic that settles over the vineyards climbing the arid hillsides. This is a land shaped by water and by a deep, enduring agricultural spirit, where the bounty of the earth is coaxed from soil warmed by relentless sunshine. For generations, Chelan has been a hub for fruit orchards, particularly apples, their crisp promise a testament to the fertile land and the dedication of its people. The lake, of course, is the lifeblood, a summer playground for those seeking respite from the heat and a vital waterway for the transport of goods in earlier times. Its deep, clear waters echo with the whispers of pioneers who navigated these shores, their stories woven into the fabric of Chelan’s enduring character, a place where hard work meets the generous embrace of nature.
Live animated radar for Chelan 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 | Chelan, Chelan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.84097°N, 120.016459°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98816 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chelan, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chelan, 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 Chelan includes coordinates 47.840970°N, 120.016459°W, situated in Chelan County. ZIP code 98816. 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.
