Esperance, Washington Weather
Esperance, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Esperance, Snohomish County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Esperance. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Esperance is published on the Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) page, 14 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 Esperance 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 Esperance: King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) 29 km · Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) 34 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 38 km · Bremerton National Airport (KPWT) 45 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPAE describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Esperance specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Esperance, Washington
Esperance rests in the soft embrace of the Snohomish River valley, where the land slopes gently toward the water, a mosaic of green fields and the darker, brooding presence of evergreen forests. It lies 1.8 miles south-east of Edmonds, WA (from Edmonds, WA: bearing 146°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north-north-west of Shoreline. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil and the distant, briny tang of Puget Sound, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin and whispers of the region's maritime connections. Sunlight, when it breaks through the perpetual Pacific Northwest haze, paints the landscape in muted golds and silvers, a light that seems to soften the edges of everything it touches, giving the rolling hills and the meandering river a dreamlike quality. The occasional weathered barn, its paint peeling like old skin, stands sentinel over pastures where cattle graze with a placid indifference to the passage of time, their dark forms stark against the verdant backdrop. The history of Esperance is deeply entwined with the bounty of the land and the river that has long been its lifeline. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of timber, established a foothold here, their labor shaping the contours of the valley into the farms and orchards that still define its character. The local economy, while diversified, retains a strong agricultural backbone, with berries and dairy products often finding their way to markets both near and far. The river itself, a vital artery for commerce in earlier days, now offers a different kind of wealth – a quiet haven for recreation, its waters reflecting the changing moods of the sky. On clear evenings, as dusk settles and the lights of distant communities begin to twinkle, the silence of Esperance deepens, broken only by the soft murmur of the river and the occasional call of a night bird, a testament to a life lived in closer communion with the natural world.
Live animated radar for Esperance 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 | Esperance, Snohomish County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.788986°N, 122.355409°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98020, 98026 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Esperance, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Esperance, 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 Esperance includes coordinates 47.788986°N, 122.355409°W, situated in Snohomish County. ZIP code 98020, 98026. Telephone area code: 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.
