Clarkston, Washington Weather
Clarkston, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Clarkston, Asotin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Clarkston. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Clarkston is published on the Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (KLWS) page, 5 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. 3 airfields within reach of Clarkston 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 Clarkston: Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (KPUW) 36 km · Lower Granite State Airport (K00W) 42 km
Conditions reported at KLWS describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clarkston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Clarkston, Washington
Clarkston sprawls across the fertile plateau where the Snake River meets the Clearwater, a landscape sculpted by ancient waters and the persistent sun. It lies 1.3 miles west of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 269°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-east of Clarkston Heights-Vineland. The land here is a study in contrasts: rolling hills, cloaked in the muted greens of sagebrush and the deeper hues of pine, descend toward the broad, blue ribbon of the Snake. Dust motes, illuminated by the afternoon light, dance in the dry air, a constant reminder of the arid climate that defines this corner of Asotin County. The sky, a vast canvas of cerulean, often hangs heavy with the promise of distant thunderheads, their shadows briefly cooling the sun-baked earth. Evenings bring a peculiar stillness, a hush that settles over the valley as the light softens, painting the distant ridges in shades of lavender and rose, a quiet benediction upon the land. This is a place where the echoes of the Nez Perce tribe still resonate, their ancestral lands now interwoven with the narratives of pioneers and homesteaders who sought opportunity along these waterways. The very economy of Clarkston is tied to the lifeblood of the Snake and Clearwater rivers, sustaining a vibrant agricultural sector that yields apples, wheat, and other grains, their amber fields stretching to the horizon. The town itself carries the unhurried character of a community that understands the value of patience, its days marked by the gentle hum of local businesses and the steady flow of river traffic. A palpable sense of history imbues the air, a quiet acknowledgment of the generations who have worked this land, their stories whispered on the wind that sweeps across the plateau.
Live animated radar for Clarkston 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 | Clarkston, Asotin County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.416272°N, 117.045158°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99403 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clarkston, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clarkston, 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 Clarkston includes coordinates 46.416272°N, 117.045158°W, situated in Asotin County. ZIP code 99403. 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.
