Kiona, Washington Weather
Kiona, 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 Kiona, Benton County.
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About Kiona, Washington
Kiona rests in a wide valley where the earth itself seems to breathe, a place of subtle contours and vast, pale skies. It lies 4.8 miles south-south-east of Benton, WA (from Benton, WA: bearing 166°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-south-west of Richland. The land here is a study in muted tones: ochre dust clinging to the sparse grasses, the pale grey of distant hills under a sun that often burns with a fierce, unwavering gaze. Sagebrush and the occasional tenacious juniper punctuate the landscape, their rough textures a counterpoint to the smooth, wind-worn surfaces of the surrounding terrain. Even the air, when it carries the faintest whisper of the Columbia River to the west, holds a dry, mineral quality, a scent of sun-baked earth and distant, snow-capped peaks that shimmer on the horizon like a half-forgotten dream. The light here has a peculiar honesty, bleaching the colors at midday but deepening them into honeyed golds and bruised purples as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of the land. The story of Kiona is one of resilience and quiet industry, a narrative etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent cultivation of the arid earth. For generations, the lifeblood of this region has flowed from its fertile soil, coaxed into bounty through ingenious irrigation systems that bring the life-giving waters of the Columbia to bear. Orchards, heavy with apples and cherries, and vineyards, their rows stretching like dark ribbons across the landscape, are the enduring testament to this labor. The economy, though modest, is deeply rooted in agriculture, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the steady hum of machinery in the fields. This is a place that understands the value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a harvest well-earned, a community where the echoes of prospectors and homesteaders still linger in the dust, a reminder of the tenacious spirits who first saw promise in this starkly beautiful corner of the world.
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| Location | Kiona, Benton County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.249579°N, 119.477524°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99320 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kiona, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kiona, 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 Kiona includes coordinates 46.249579°N, 119.477524°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 99320. 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. 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.
