Latah, Washington Weather
Latah, 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 Latah, Spokane County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Latah. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Latah is published on the Rosalia Municipal Airport (K72S) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Latah 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 Latah: Jack A Buell Airport (KS72) 44 km · Felts Field (KSFF) 46 km · Spokane International Airport (KGEG) 47 km · Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA) 53 km
Conditions reported at K72S describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Latah specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Latah.
About Latah, Washington
Latah lies where the land begins its slow, deliberate swell towards the Palouse hills, a place where the sky feels vast and the air carries the scent of ripening wheat. It lies 27.3 miles south of Spokane Valley, WA (from Spokane Valley, WA: bearing 172°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north-west of Tekoa. The terrain here is a study in gentle curves, rolling in long, smooth waves that catch the sun in shifting patterns of gold and green. Fields, meticulously tended, stretch to the horizon, punctuated by groves of cottonwoods and the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses, their roofs a warm, weathered red against the verdant landscape. In the quiet of late afternoon, the light softens, bathing the fields in a honeyed glow, and one can almost hear the land breathing, a deep, contented sigh. The story of Latah is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed life from this fertile soil. Its roots are intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Palouse, a region that has long sustained its people through the cultivation of grains and the raising of livestock. The economy here remains firmly grounded in the land, with farming still a vital pulse, though the hum of machinery is now often accompanied by the quieter, more modern concerns of small businesses catering to a close-knit populace. There are no bustling metropolises or famous resorts here, only the steady, unassuming rhythm of rural life, where neighbours know each other’s names and the changing seasons dictate the pace of the day.
Live animated radar for Latah 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 | Latah, Spokane County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.281564°N, 117.155461°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99018 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Latah, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Latah, 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 Latah includes coordinates 47.281564°N, 117.155461°W, situated in Spokane County. ZIP code 99018. 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.
