Matlock, Washington Weather
Matlock, 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 Matlock, Mason County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Matlock. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Matlock is published on the Sanderson Field (KSHN) page, 20 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 Matlock 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 Matlock: Olympia Regional Airport (KOLM) 48 km · Bowerman Airport (KHQM) 50 km · Bremerton National Airport (KPWT) 56 km
Conditions reported at KSHN describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Matlock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Matlock.
About Matlock, Washington
Matlock rests in a quiet hollow, where the land begins to soften its rugged edges before the steeper climbs toward the Olympic foothills. It lies 16.3 miles south-west of Mason, WA (from Mason, WA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 14.5 miles west of Shelton. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of cedar and fir, a constant reminder of the dense evergreen forests that press in from all sides. Broadleaf maples, their branches often draped with moss, line the few paved roads that wind through the scattered homes and farms, their leaves a vibrant emerald in the summer, turning to fiery hues in the autumn. The sky overhead, often a soft, diffused grey, can break open to reveal a startlingly blue expanse, the sunlight filtering through the towering trees in long, golden shafts that illuminate the ferns and salal carpeting the forest floor. The history of Matlock is tied to the logging that once shaped this corner of Mason County, a time when the forests yielded their bounty to sawmills and rail lines that have long since faded into memory. Today, the economy is a quieter affair, more reliant on the land itself, with small farms raising livestock and cultivating berries, their harvests often sold at roadside stands or local markets. The Satsop River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders nearby, its banks a place for quiet contemplation or the patient pursuit of trout. It’s a place where time seems to flow with a gentler current, where the passing of seasons is marked more by the changing light on the trees and the quiet hum of insects than by any grand pronouncements.
Live animated radar for Matlock 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 | Matlock, Mason County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.23787°N, 123.407938°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98541, 98560 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Matlock, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matlock, 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 Matlock includes coordinates 47.237870°N, 123.407938°W, situated in Mason County. ZIP code 98541, 98560. Telephone area code: 425. 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.
