Matlock, Washington Weather
Matlock, 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, soil and crop conditions for Matlock, Mason County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
