May Creek, Washington Weather
May Creek, 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 May Creek, King County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near May Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for May Creek is published on the Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) page, 4 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 May Creek 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 May Creek: King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) 8 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 12 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 23 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 41 km · Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) 42 km
Conditions reported at KRNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at May Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for May Creek.
About May Creek, Washington
May Creek flows with a hushed urgency, a ribbon of cool, often shadowed water that has shaped the very contours of this corner of King County. It lies 2.9 miles south-south-east of Mercer Island, WA (from Mercer Island, WA: bearing 160°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-east of Seattle. The land here rises and falls in a soft, forested embrace, where Douglas firs and western hemlocks stand sentinel, their needles a constant, verdant hum against the often-grey Pacific sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through, filters down in luminous shafts, catching dust motes in the still air and illuminating the rich, damp earth beneath. The air itself carries a clean, mossy scent, a perfume of decay and renewal, punctuated by the sharp, resinous tang of pine. This is a landscape that feels perpetually on the cusp of something, a quiet promise held within the rustle of leaves and the murmur of the creek. The story of May Creek is one of quiet industry and a deep, enduring connection to the natural world. For generations, the waters of May Creek were a vital artery, powering small mills that processed timber felled from the surrounding slopes, a legacy visible in the occasional weathered stump or the faint, almost imperceptible grading of old logging roads. While the large-scale timber operations have largely receded, a spirit of resourcefulness remains, now often expressed in smaller, more sustainable ventures and a strong appreciation for the very landscape that once sustained its economy. The creek itself continues to be a focal point, a place for quiet contemplation and a reminder of the enduring wildness that lies just beyond the edges of the more developed areas, a subtle heartbeat beneath the rhythm of everyday life in May Creek.
Live animated radar for May Creek 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 | May Creek, King County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.531211°N, 122.2004°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98056, 98251 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This May Creek, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for May Creek, 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 May Creek includes coordinates 47.531211°N, 122.200400°W, situated in King County. ZIP code 98056, 98251. 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.
