Cougar, Washington Weather
Cougar, 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 Cougar, Cowlitz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cougar. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cougar is published on the Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) page, 47 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. 6 airfields within reach of Cougar 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 Cougar: Cascade Locks State Airport (KCZK) 53 km · Scappoose Industrial Airpark (KSPB) 54 km · Pearson Field (KVUO) 55 km · Portland Troutdale Airport (KTTD) 56 km · Portland International Airport (KPDX) 56 km
Conditions reported at KKLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 47 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cougar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cougar.
About Cougar, Washington
Cougar rests at the edge of a wilder place, where the dense evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest begin to claw at the sky. It lies 29.4 miles north-north-east of Orchards, WA (from Orchards, WA: bearing 25°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-north-east of Lewisville. The air here, cool and perpetually carrying the damp scent of pine needles and rich earth, filters through the colossal Douglas firs and Western red cedars that dominate the landscape. Rivers, born in the distant volcanic peaks, rush and tumble through steep ravines, their waters a jade-green or a milky grey depending on the season and the snowmelt. The very ground seems to breathe, a dark, loamy soil that supports a riot of ferns, mosses, and the occasional flash of a wild huckleberry bush. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, silent shafts, illuminating the quiet industry of the forest floor where tiny creatures rustle and unseen life thrives. The history of Cougar is deeply entwined with the immense power of the Columbia River and the formidable presence of Mount St. Helens. Logging has long been the backbone of Cougar's economy, the timber industry shaping both the land and the lives of its inhabitants, leaving behind a legacy of weathered barns and sturdy homes. More recently, the allure of the wild, the proximity to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, has drawn a different kind of visitor, those seeking trails that wind through recovering landscapes and vistas that speak of geological upheaval. The small businesses that line the main thoroughfare offer a glimpse into this dual identity, a place that honors its industrious past while embracing the quiet grandeur of its natural surroundings, a place where the rhythm of life is often dictated by the changing seasons and the distant rumble of the earth.
Live animated radar for Cougar 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 | Cougar, Cowlitz County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.051499°N, 122.299541°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98616 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cougar, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cougar, 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 Cougar includes coordinates 46.051499°N, 122.299541°W, situated in Cowlitz County. ZIP code 98616. 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.
