Chinook, Washington Weather
Chinook, 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 Chinook, Pacific County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chinook. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chinook is published on the Astoria Regional Airport (KAST) page, 14 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. 2 airfields within reach of Chinook 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 Chinook: Willapa Harbor Airport (K2S9) 48 km
Conditions reported at KAST describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chinook specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chinook.
About Chinook, Washington
Chinook rests at the mouth of the Columbia River, a place where the vast, grey Pacific meets the broad, silty expanse of the waterway. It lies 49.1 miles west-north-west of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-west of Astoria. Low, marshy land, a tapestry of reeds and scattered alder, gives way to the encroaching forests of Douglas fir and Sitka spruce that climb the gentle slopes of the Willapa Hills. The air here carries a perpetual dampness, a cool kiss from the sea that settles on everything, softening the sharp edges of the day and painting the sky with a muted, pearlescent light, especially in the late afternoons when the sun dips low, casting long, hazy shadows. The history of Chinook is inextricably bound to its role as a gateway, a place where the river's bounty met the ocean's immensity. For centuries, indigenous peoples utilized these shores, their lives shaped by the salmon runs and the migratory routes of the sea mammals. Later, European explorers and fur traders recognized the strategic significance of this confluence, and the town’s economy has long been tied to the fishing industry, its docks a familiar sight of weathered boats and the scent of brine. Though the grand ambitions of early settlers sometimes faded, the quiet resilience of Chinook endures, a testament to its enduring connection with the water and the land, a place where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life.
Live animated radar for Chinook 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 | Chinook, Pacific County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.27288°N, 123.945427°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98614 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chinook, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chinook, 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 Chinook includes coordinates 46.272880°N, 123.945427°W, situated in Pacific County. ZIP code 98614. Telephone area code: 360. 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.
