Custer, Washington Weather
Custer, 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 Custer, Pierce County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Custer. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Custer is published on the McChord Air Force Base (KTCM) page, 6 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 Custer 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 Custer: Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 11 km · Gray Army Air Field (KGRF) 12 km · Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 20 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 28 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 34 km
Conditions reported at KTCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Custer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Custer.
About Custer, Washington
Custer breathes the damp, verdant air of the Pacific Northwest, a place where the sky often hangs low, a soft grey blanket stitched with the silver thread of persistent rain. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep emerald of Douglas fir and western hemlock, cradle the community, their slopes occasionally broken by the paler green of pastureland. The air itself carries a primal scent of wet earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the encroaching wild. Even on a bright day, there's a certain hushed quality to the light, a diffused luminescence that seems to seep from the very moss that clings to ancient trees and weathered fences, lending a dreamlike aura to the landscape. The history of Custer is deeply entwined with the rich soil and the bounty of the surrounding waters, its early days shaped by ambitious settlers drawn to the fertile valleys and the logging opportunities. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with fields yielding crops that mirror the changing seasons, from the vibrant blush of berries in summer to the earthy tones of potatoes in the fall. The nearby waterways, while not grand rivers, offer quiet channels and estuaries that whisper of a past reliant on smaller craft, a gentle pulse of commerce that sustained the community. It's a place where the pace of life is dictated not by clocks, but by the slow unfurling of the day and the patient rhythm of growth, a subtle counterpoint to the hurried world beyond its borders.
Live animated radar for Custer 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 | Custer, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.176487°N, 122.527625°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98499, 98248 |
| Area Code | 425, 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Custer, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Custer, 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 Custer includes coordinates 47.176487°N, 122.527625°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98499, 98248. Telephone area code: 425, 206, 253. 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.
