Goldendale, Washington Weather
Goldendale, 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 Goldendale, Klickitat County.
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About Goldendale, Washington
Goldendale unfolds across a high plateau, a place where the vast, blue dome of the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight. It lies 56.1 miles south-south-west of Yakima, WA (from Yakima, WA: bearing 196°T), and is situated 15.9 miles east of Klickitat. Rolling hills, clad in the muted greens and golds of dry grasses and scattered ponderosa pines, stretch towards the distant, snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Mountains, a formidable, majestic backdrop. The air itself carries a crisp, clean scent, a mingling of sagebrush and the faintest hint of sun-baked earth, and in the twilight, the western sky often ignites in a breathtaking spectacle of fiery oranges and bruised purples, painting the landscape with a fleeting, ethereal light. The town itself, a cluster of modest buildings, feels grounded and enduring, a quiet sentinel in this expansive country. The history of Goldendale is etched in the very grain of its land, a story shaped by the hardy souls who first sought fortune and then settled into the quiet rhythm of agricultural life. Once a hub for sheep ranching and later for fruit orchards, the local economy now finds its strength in a diversified agricultural base, with wheat fields rippling like a golden sea under the summer sun. The echoes of its past are visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture of its downtown, and a notable attraction is the Goldendale Observatory, perched on a nearby hill, a beacon for stargazers drawn to the remarkably clear, unpolluted night skies that are a signature of this high desert locale. The pace of life in Goldendale is unhurried, a reflection of the broad horizons and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 45.820679°N, 120.821731°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98620 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Goldendale, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Goldendale, 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 Goldendale includes coordinates 45.820679°N, 120.821731°W, situated in Klickitat County. ZIP code 98620. Telephone area code: 360. 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.
