Island, Washington Weather
Island, 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 for Island, Island County.
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About Island, Washington
Island is a place where the scent of salt and pine needles hangs perpetually in the air, a constant reminder of its maritime embrace. It lies 19.1 miles south-west of Mount Vernon, WA (from Mount Vernon, WA: bearing 216°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-east of Oak Harbor. The land rolls gently, a patchwork of forest and open pasture, where Douglas firs stand like patient sentinels against the prevailing west wind. Here, the sky feels vast and changeable, shifting from a soft, pearly grey on a drizzly morning to a brilliant, almost aching blue on a clear afternoon. Small farms, their fields a mosaic of green and brown, dot the landscape, giving way to the deeper, shadowed quiet of the woods. The coastline itself is a study in contrasts, with stretches of driftwood-strewn beach giving way to rocky outcrops that catch the spray from the Salish Sea. The history of Island is deeply entwined with the bounty of the sea and the fertile soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland and abundant fishing grounds, established a way of life that still echoes today. The local economy, while diversifying, retains a strong connection to agriculture, with berries and vegetables finding their way to markets near and far. The island's character is shaped by a quiet resilience, a self-sufficiency born of its separation from the mainland. You can still see the weathered barns and the old fishing boats pulled up on shore, each telling a silent story of generations who have called Island home. The light here, especially as dusk settles, has a way of softening the edges of everything, casting a warm, golden glow over the fields and the quiet harbors.
Live animated radar for Island 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.
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| Location | Island, Island County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.19765°N, 122.579457°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98260 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Island, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Island, 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 Island includes coordinates 48.197650°N, 122.579457°W, situated in Island County. ZIP code 98260. 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. 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.
