Dryden, Washington Weather
Dryden, 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 Dryden, Chelan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dryden. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dryden is published on the Pangborn Memorial Airport (KEAT) page, 31 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 Dryden 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 Dryden: Bowers Field (KELN) 57 km · Easton State Airport (KESW) 57 km · Lake Chelan Airport (KS10) 59 km
Conditions reported at KEAT describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dryden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dryden.
About Dryden, Washington
Dryden rests at the lip of the Wenatchee Valley, where the land begins its dramatic ascent towards the jagged shoulders of the Cascade Mountains. It lies 14.3 miles north-west of Wenatchee, WA (from Wenatchee, WA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west-north-west of Cashmere. Here, the arid embrace of Eastern Washington softens, yielding to a landscape painted in ochres and muted greens, punctuated by the deep blue ribbon of the Columbia River a short distance to the west. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, almost tangible coolness, a counterpoint to the sun's steady gaze that will soon warm the sun-baked earth. Sagebrush, resilient and fragrant, carpets the lower slopes, while ponderosa pines, their bark like ancient, fissured leather, begin to claim higher ground, their needles whispering secrets in the infrequent breeze. The character of Dryden is one of quiet perseverance, a place where the vastness of the sky seems to lend a stoic grace to the lives lived beneath it. The history of Dryden is intimately tied to the bounty of the land, its early settlement spurred by the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture. For generations, orchards, heavy with apples and cherries, have defined the local economy, their meticulous rows a testament to the enduring labor of families who have worked this ground. The river, a lifeblood for irrigation and a conduit for transport in earlier times, still hums with a subtle power, its presence a constant reminder of the forces that shaped this region. Though the agricultural heart beats strong, a quiet evolution is underway, with the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains drawing a new influx of residents seeking the sanctuary and the stark, unadorned splendor of this corner of Washington. Dryden is a place where the echoes of past harvests mingle with the unfolding present, a subtle rhythm of continuity and change.
Live animated radar for Dryden 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 | Dryden, Chelan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.541234°N, 120.560917°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98821 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dryden, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dryden, 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 Dryden includes coordinates 47.541234°N, 120.560917°W, situated in Chelan County. ZIP code 98821. 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.
