Curlew, Washington Weather
Curlew, 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 Curlew, Ferry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Curlew. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Curlew is published on the Ferry County Airport (KR49) page, 19 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 Curlew 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 Curlew: Dorothy Scott Airport (K0S7) 60 km
Conditions reported at KR49 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Curlew specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Curlew.
About Curlew, Washington
Curlew rests in a broad valley, where the land sighs open after the steeper inclines of the Kettle Range. It lies 66.4 miles north of Clark, WA (from Clark, WA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 17.6 miles north-north-east of Republic. The soil, a rich, dark loam, speaks of ancient forests and the patient work of water, now given over to fields that stretch like rumpled blankets under the vast, ever-changing sky. Here, the air itself seems to hold a quiet luminescence, particularly in the late afternoons when the sun, descending in a slow, golden arc, gilds the distant peaks and throws long, dancing shadows across the sagebrush and the scattered homesteads. The dominant tones are the muted greens of summer pastures, the dusty browns of tilled earth, and the boundless, cerulean blue above, punctuated by the occasional drift of clouds like pale, forgotten thoughts. The history of Curlew is etched in the hardy spirit of its early settlers, who came seeking opportunity in the fertile crescent that cradled this place. For decades, the economy here was largely tethered to the land, with cattle ranching and wheat farming forming the backbone of its existence, each harvest a small triumph against the elements. Though the railroads have long since faded into memory, and the whispers of mining booms are now distant echoes, a quiet resilience persists. The local character is one of self-reliance, a deep connection to the seasons, and a neighborly warmth that can be felt in the shared smiles at the general store, a tangible link to the enduring heart of Curlew.
Live animated radar for Curlew 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 | Curlew, Ferry County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.885449°N, 118.599471°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99118 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Curlew, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Curlew, 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 Curlew includes coordinates 48.885449°N, 118.599471°W, situated in Ferry County. ZIP code 99118. 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.
