Colfax, Washington Weather
Colfax, 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 Colfax, Whitman County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Colfax. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Colfax is published on the Lower Granite State Airport (K00W) page, 24 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 Colfax 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 Colfax: Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (KPUW) 25 km · Rosalia Municipal Airport (K72S) 40 km · Little Goose State Airport (K16W) 59 km
Conditions reported at K00W describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colfax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colfax.
About Colfax, Washington
Colfax, a place of quiet ambition, rests within a broad, shallow valley where the Palouse River begins to widen its embrace. It lies 13.5 miles north-west of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 13.8 miles west of Palouse. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer or the burnished golds of autumn, cradle the town, their slopes a testament to the patient work of wind and water. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the fiery oranges and soft lavenders of sunset, painting the landscape with ephemeral beauty. The air itself carries the scent of dry earth and ripening wheat, a subtle perfume that speaks of the fertile land surrounding Colfax. This heartland of agriculture, long shaped by the cultivation of wheat and barley, has a history as deep and layered as the rich topsoil. The railroad, once the lifeblood of commerce, still traces its quiet path through the valley, a phantom echo of busier times. The economy of Colfax remains intrinsically tied to the bounty of the surrounding farms, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the town’s unhurried rhythm. Local businesses, from the hardware store to the bakery, stand as friendly anchors in the community, their doors open to the familiar faces that move through the day with a gentle, purposeful stride. The Whitman County Historical Society Museum, housed in a stately old building, offers a window into the pioneering spirit that first settled these rolling expanses.
Live animated radar for Colfax 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 | Colfax, Whitman County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.880166°N, 117.36435°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99111 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colfax, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colfax, 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 Colfax includes coordinates 46.880166°N, 117.364350°W, situated in Whitman County. ZIP code 99111. 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.
