Coulee City, Washington Weather
Coulee City, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Coulee City, Grant County.
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About Coulee City, Washington
Coulee City sits on the edge of vast, sun-baked expanses, where the land folds and stretches in a quiet, stoic manner. It lies 33.2 miles east of Douglas, WA (from Douglas, WA: bearing 91°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north-north-east of Lakeview. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber bleeding into the pale, dusty green of hardy grasses that cling to the rolling hills and shallow valleys. The sky overhead is an immense canvas, often a startling, vivid blue, and when clouds do gather, they drift with a stately grandeur, casting slow-moving shadows that momentarily soften the stark beauty of the landscape. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of sagebrush, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind or the distant call of a hawk circling in the boundless heavens. The history of Coulee City is deeply entwined with the monumental engineering feat of the Grand Coulee Dam, a project that reshaped not only the land but also the destinies of those who settled here. Originally a small agricultural community, its fortunes shifted dramatically with the dam's construction, bringing a surge of workers and a new economic impetus to the region. Today, while agriculture remains a bedrock, tourism, particularly centered around the vast network of lakes and waterways created by the dam’s reservoir system, now forms a significant part of Coulee City’s economic life. Boaters and anglers are drawn to Banks Lake and the Columbia River, finding solace and recreation in the shimmering waters that contrast with the arid surroundings. The character of Coulee City is one of resilience and adaptation, a place where the echoes of grand endeavors mingle with the steady hum of everyday life.
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| Location | Coulee City, Grant County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.611256°N, 119.29225°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99115 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coulee City, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coulee City, Washington, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Coulee City includes coordinates 47.611256°N, 119.292250°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 99115. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
