Cowiche, Washington Weather
Cowiche, 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 Cowiche, Yakima County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cowiche. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cowiche is published on the Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (KYKM) page, 17 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 Cowiche 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 Cowiche: Bowers Field (KELN) 43 km
Conditions reported at KYKM describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cowiche specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cowiche.
About Cowiche, Washington
Cowiche unfolds in a landscape where the earth exhales a scent of sun-baked dust and sagebrush, a place where the rolling hills, softened by the passage of time, meet the vast, luminous sky. It lies 10.9 miles west-north-west of Yakima, WA (from Yakima, WA: bearing 296°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west of Selah. Here, the land is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber bleeding into the pale green of hardy grasses that cling to the slopes. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant whisper of wind through the sparse trees or the sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting brushstroke against the sun-drenched terrain. Small homesteads, their paint weathered by sun and wind, dot the landscape, testaments to lives lived close to the soil, each one a quiet anchor in this expansive, quiet country. The history of Cowiche is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of agriculture that has shaped its identity for generations. This land, once the domain of indigenous peoples, was transformed by pioneers drawn to its potential for cultivation, particularly the sweet, crisp apples and robust cherries that have become synonymous with the region. The local economy, deeply rooted in the fertile soil, thrives on the bounty of orchards and vineyards, a testament to the persistent labor that has coaxed abundance from this semi-arid earth. Even now, the gentle hum of irrigation systems and the seasonal rhythm of harvest define the pulse of Cowiche, a quiet continuation of a tradition that honors the land's generous, if demanding, spirit.
Live animated radar for Cowiche 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 | Cowiche, Yakima County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.669847°N, 120.712294°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98923 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cowiche, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cowiche, 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 Cowiche includes coordinates 46.669847°N, 120.712294°W, situated in Yakima County. ZIP code 98923. 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.
