Longview Heights, 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 Longview Heights, Cowlitz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Longview Heights. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Longview Heights is published on the Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) page, 8 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. 4 airfields within reach of Longview Heights 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 Longview Heights: Ed Carlson Memorial Field South Lewis County Airport (KTDO) 35 km · Scappoose Industrial Airpark (KSPB) 46 km · Chehalis Centralia Airport (KCLS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KKLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Longview Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Longview Heights.
Longview Heights rises from the broad, fertile plains where the Columbia River’s influence is a constant, palpable presence. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-west of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 3.3 miles north-west of Kelso. The land here is a study in gentle slopes, a green and brown mosaic of well-tended fields and the darker, more rugged lines of distant forested hills. Even on a clear day, the air carries a faint, damp scent of pine and loam, a subtle reminder of the dense evergreen forests that press in from the north and east. The sky often hangs low, a soft, diffused canvas of grays and blues, lending a muted, almost introspective light to the landscape, especially as evening approaches, when the scattered lights of homes begin to twinkle like fallen stars against the deepening twilight. The story of Longview Heights is inextricably tied to the immense industrial might that once defined this stretch of the Columbia River. This was a place built for purpose, a hub for timber and paper production, its very foundations laid by the ambitious vision of a single company that sought to create a model industrial city. The echoes of that grand endeavor can still be felt in the sturdy, practical architecture and the enduring spirit of its people, many of whom trace their lineage back to the laborers and engineers who carved this settlement from the wilderness. While the landscape has softened and the dominant industries have shifted, the underlying character of Longview Heights remains, a resilience forged in the crucible of early 20th-century enterprise, now finding its expression in a quieter, more diversified economy that still draws strength from the river and the surrounding, ever-present timber.
Live animated radar for Longview Heights 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 | Longview Heights, Cowlitz County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.180389°N, 122.957057°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98632 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longview Heights, 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 Longview Heights includes coordinates 46.180389°N, 122.957057°W, situated in Cowlitz County. ZIP code 98632. Telephone area code: 360. 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.