Diamond, Washington Weather
Diamond, 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 Diamond, Whitman County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Diamond. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Diamond is published on the Lower Granite State Airport (K00W) page, 28 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. 4 airfields within reach of Diamond 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 Diamond: Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (KPUW) 35 km · Rosalia Municipal Airport (K72S) 36 km · Little Goose State Airport (K16W) 54 km
Conditions reported at K00W describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Diamond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Diamond.
About Diamond, Washington
Diamond, a quiet settlement, exhales a stillness that settles deep into the Palouse, a land of rolling wheat fields that seem to undulate toward an endless horizon. It lies 19.5 miles north-west of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 312°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-north-west of Colfax. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, a fertile canvas painted in broad strokes of amber and gold when the grain ripens, and a deep, resonant brown in the plowing season. The sky above Diamond is a vast, expansive dome, often a brilliant, unblemished blue, but capable of dramatic displays of bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun dips below the distant, softly rounded hills. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of dry grasses and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening wheat, a subtle fragrance that clings to everything. The history of Diamond is inextricably linked to the agricultural ambitions that shaped this fertile corner of Whitman County. It emerged as a small hub for the farmers who tilled these expansive, wind-swept prairies, a place where harvests were brought, supplies were gathered, and a sense of shared endeavor bloomed. The local economy, then and now, is deeply rooted in the cultivation of grain, a continuous cycle of sowing and reaping that dictates the rhythm of life. While the railroad no longer rumbles through, its ghost can almost be felt in the wide, straight lines of the fields and the enduring sense of connection to the land that defines Diamond. There are no grand monuments here, but the enduring spirit of those who built their lives on this generous soil is the most notable feature of this enduring place.
Live animated radar for Diamond 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 | Diamond, Whitman County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.917943°N, 117.488523°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99111, 98832 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Diamond, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Diamond, 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 Diamond includes coordinates 46.917943°N, 117.488523°W, situated in Whitman County. ZIP code 99111, 98832. 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.
