Elbe, Washington Weather
Elbe, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Elbe, Pierce County.
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About Elbe, Washington
Elbe, a quiet scattering of homes and businesses, breathes the damp, cool air of the Pacific Northwest, a place where the dense evergreen forests begin to press in. It lies 16.0 miles north-east of Lewis, WA (from Lewis, WA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-south-east of Eatonville. The land here is a study in greens and browns, a rich loam that supports towering Douglas firs and Western hemlocks, their branches often draped with a soft, mossy velvet. The terrain rolls gently, a prelude to the more dramatic peaks that lie further inland, but here, the contours are softened, suggesting a landscape that has been worn smooth by time and rain. A faint, persistent scent of pine needles and damp earth hangs in the air, a constant reminder of the wildness that surrounds Elbe. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, filters down in shafts, illuminating the forest floor in fleeting, ethereal patterns. The history of Elbe is intrinsically tied to the timber industry that once dominated this region, the economy built on the back of felled giants. Logging camps, now faded memories or reclaimed by the forest, once echoed with the clang of axes and the roar of saws. The old railroad grade, a ghost of past commerce, can still be traced in places, a testament to the transportation networks that brought lumber to market. Today, Elbe retains a more pastoral character, with small farms and hobby ranches dotting the landscape, their fields a patchwork against the dark green of the woods. The pace of life here is measured, dictated by the seasons and the quiet routines of its residents, a stark contrast to the rapid pulse of the cities that lie a considerable distance away. The community itself feels like a closely guarded secret, a pocket of calm where the world outside seems to recede, leaving only the rustle of leaves and the distant murmur of a hidden creek.
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| Location | Elbe, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.764829°N, 122.193721°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98328, 98330 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elbe, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elbe, Washington, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Elbe includes coordinates 46.764829°N, 122.193721°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98328, 98330. Telephone area code: 425. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
