Elk, Washington Weather
Elk, 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 Elk, Spokane County.
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About Elk, Washington
Elk, a small settlement in Spokane County, presents a landscape of rolling hills that rise and fall with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 23.8 miles north of Spokane Valley, WA (from Spokane Valley, WA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-east of Chattaroy. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by the darker, more stoic presence of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, languid shadows that stretch across the fields, lending a quiet dignity to the land. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and pine needles. Small creeks, often little more than trickles in the drier months, thread their way through the valleys, their banks softened by wild grasses and the occasional hardy wildflower. The history of Elk is tied to the enduring spirit of those who sought a life away from the clamor of larger settlements, drawn by the promise of open land and the quiet solitude. Early settlers carved out a living through ranching and small-scale farming, their endeavors etched into the very texture of the place. While the economy has seen shifts over the years, the echoes of that agricultural past remain, a subtle undercurrent in the community's character. The distinctive quiet of Elk, a sort of communal exhale, is a testament to its more secluded nature, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated less by external pressures and more by the turning of the seasons and the steady pulse of the land.
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| Location | Elk, Spokane County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.016286°N, 117.276603°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99009 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elk, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elk, 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 Elk includes coordinates 48.016286°N, 117.276603°W, situated in Spokane County. ZIP code 99009. 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. 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.
