Longview, Washington Weather
Longview, 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 for Longview, Cowlitz County.
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About Longview, Washington
Longview unfolds along the wide, slow-moving Columbia River, a place where the damp Pacific air frequently softens the edges of the day, kissing the broad, flat riverfront with a persistent mist. It lies 22.6 miles south-south-west of Cowlitz, WA (from Cowlitz, WA: bearing 192°T), and is situated 1.5 miles west-south-west of Kelso. The landscape here is a gentle expanse, a fertile plain cradled by the distant, blue-hazed shoulders of the Cascade Mountains. Great Douglas fir and hemlock trees, remnants of the vast forests that once dominated this region, still punctuate the horizon, their dark green needles a constant, verdant presence against the often-grey sky. The rhythm of Longview is one of quiet industry, a steady pulse measured by the comings and goings of barges on the river and the methodical hum of its working life. The founding of Longview was a deliberate act, an ambitious vision conceived in the early 20th century by Robert A. Long, a lumber baron who sought to build a model industrial town. This legacy of timber and manufacturing still defines Longview's economic character, with paper mills and other industrial operations forming the backbone of its prosperity, their chimneys occasionally sending plumes of steam into the cool, moist air. The Cowlitz River, a tributary of the Columbia, adds another layer to the watery tapestry of Longview, offering a different kind of quiet beauty, its banks often lined with the reeds and willows that thrive in this temperate climate. The town’s grid-like layout, a testament to its planned origins, lends a sense of order to its neighborhoods, where the scent of rain-washed pine and damp earth is a constant, comforting perfume.
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| Location | Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.138168°N, 122.938167°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98632 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Longview, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longview, 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 Longview includes coordinates 46.138168°N, 122.938167°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. 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.
