Ketron Island, Washington Weather
Ketron Island, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Ketron Island, Pierce County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ketron Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ketron Island is published on the Gray Army Air Field (KGRF) page, 10 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 Ketron Island 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 Ketron Island: McChord Air Force Base (KTCM) 12 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 13 km · Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 27 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 36 km · Bremerton National Airport (KPWT) 38 km
Conditions reported at KGRF describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ketron Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ketron Island.
About Ketron Island, Washington
Ketron Island, a sentinel in the Puget Sound, presents a rugged, untamed face to the world. It lies 5.5 miles west of Lakewood, WA (from Lakewood, WA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west of Lakewood Pierce County. Its shores are a tapestry of driftwood, smoothed by the ceaseless caress of the tide, and rocky outcrops that guard secrets whispered by the wind. The interior is a dense, verdant embrace of Douglas fir and cedar, their ancient branches reaching skyward, filtering the sunlight into emerald shafts that dance on the mossy ground. The air here carries the damp, earthy perfume of the forest floor, mingled with the briny tang of the sea, a constant reminder of the island's elemental connection to both land and water. Even on the clearest days, a soft, diffused light often bathes the landscape, lending a hushed, ethereal quality to the shadowed coves and the mist that occasionally drifts in from the open Sound. The island's history is a layered chronicle, etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet endurance of its past. Once a hub for logging operations, the echoes of those industrious days still resonate in the weathered remnants of old piers and the hushed stillness of the second-growth forests. The local economy, though modest, is now deeply intertwined with the natural bounty of the Sound, with a few hardy souls still tending oyster beds or making their living from the sea. Small, scattered homes dot the shoreline and clearings, their inhabitants a close-knit fellowship bound by the shared rhythm of island life. There are no bustling avenues or grand public squares on Ketron Island, only the quiet progression of days dictated by the sun and the tides, a gentle existence where the wild beauty of the place shapes the very character of its people.
Live animated radar for Ketron 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Ketron Island, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.1569°N, 122.6343°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98388 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ketron Island, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ketron Island, 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 Ketron Island includes coordinates 47.156900°N, 122.634300°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98388. 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. 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.
