Kettle Falls, Washington Weather
Kettle Falls, 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 Kettle Falls, Stevens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kettle Falls. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kettle Falls is published on the Ferry County Airport (KR49) page, 46 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KR49 describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kettle Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Kettle Falls, Washington
Kettle Falls rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin where the Columbia River, a colossal serpent of blue, widens into a tranquil expanse. It lies 55.5 miles north-north-east of Clark, WA (from Clark, WA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-north-west of Colville. The surrounding landscape is a study in gentle, rolling hills, cloaked in the muted greens of sagebrush and the dusty gold of late summer grasses, their contours softened by the vastness of the sky. The air here carries a dry warmth, hinting at the arid climate, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, has a peculiar, almost buttery quality, painting the land in hues of amber and rose. A stillness prevails, broken only by the distant hum of traffic or the occasional cry of a hawk circling high above, a quiet testament to the enduring, unhurried character of Kettle Falls. This place holds echoes of a rich past, deeply tied to the Columbia River and the indigenous peoples who have long called this region home. The very name, Kettle Falls, evokes the dramatic, now submerged, rapids that once thundered here, a powerful natural wonder that drew people for millennia. Later, the arrival of prospectors and settlers, drawn by the promise of resources and fertile land, shaped the nascent economy of Kettle Falls, which today finds its pulse in agriculture, particularly wheat farming, and the steady flow of commerce along the vital waterway. The Fort Colville National Forest sprawls nearby, a verdant counterpoint to the drier plains, offering a sanctuary of pine and fir, a reminder of the wild, untamed beauty that still defines the Kettle Falls region.
Live animated radar for Kettle Falls 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 | Kettle Falls, Stevens County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.610735°N, 118.055822°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99141 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kettle Falls, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kettle Falls, 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 Kettle Falls includes coordinates 48.610735°N, 118.055822°W, situated in Stevens County. ZIP code 99141. 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. 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.
