Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington Weather
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire, King County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Maple Heights-Lake Desire. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Maple Heights-Lake Desire is published on the Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Maple Heights-Lake Desire 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 16 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 16 km · King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) 18 km · Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 40 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 41 km
Conditions reported at KRNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maple Heights-Lake Desire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Maple Heights-Lake Desire.
About Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington
Maple Heights-Lake Desire spills across rolling hills, a verdant quilt stitched with evergreen and the occasional flash of a deciduous jewel. It lies 4.3 miles north-west of Maple Valley, WA (from Maple Valley, WA: bearing 326°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-west of King. Here, the land breathes a damp, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the Pacific Northwest's generous rainfall, which nourishes a landscape of moderate slopes and dense tree cover. Shadows lengthen early, stretching long fingers from the western ridgelines, painting the undergrowth in hues of deep emerald and bruised purple as the sun dips below the horizon. The air, when it’s not carrying the tang of pine needles and damp soil, often holds a whisper of distant water, a promise of the serene lake that gives this locale its name, a mirror reflecting the ever-changing sky. The history of Maple Heights-Lake Desire is a quiet one, deeply intertwined with the logging industry that once echoed through these hills, its legacy now visible in the well-worn paths and the occasional weathered stump. The local economy, while diversified, still carries the fingerprints of its resource-based past, with a growing presence of technology and service industries finding root amongst the established neighborhoods. Lake Desire itself, a tranquil expanse, serves as a focal point for recreation, drawing families and individuals to its shores for quiet contemplation or lively summer days, a gentle counterpoint to the industrious spirit that built Maple Heights-Lake Desire. The rhythm of life here is one of gradual unfolding, where the seasons dictate the pace, and the community finds its character in the shared appreciation of the natural beauty that surrounds them.
Live animated radar for Maple Heights-Lake Desire 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 | Maple Heights-Lake Desire, King County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.4441°N, 122.0972°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98058 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maple Heights-Lake Desire, 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire includes coordinates 47.444100°N, 122.097200°W, situated in King County. ZIP code 98058. Telephone area code: 206, 253. 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.
