Metaline, Washington Weather
Metaline, 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 Metaline, Pend Oreille County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Metaline. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Metaline is published on the Eckhart International Airport (K1S1) page, 67 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K1S1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 67 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Metaline specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Metaline.
About Metaline, Washington
Metaline sits at the edge of a vast northern wilderness, a place where the Pend Oreille River, a powerful artery of clear, cold water, flows with a determined, unyielding current. It lies 80.8 miles north-north-west of Post Falls, ID (from Post Falls, ID: bearing 346°T), and is situated 28.8 miles north of Pend Oreille. The landscape here is a study in deep greens and shadowed blues, with steep, forested hillsides rising abruptly from the riverbanks, their slopes cloaked in a dense, ancient growth of fir and cedar. The air itself carries a clean, sharp scent, a blend of pine needles, damp earth, and the ever-present, invigorating breath of the water. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered rock and the occasional flash of a kingfisher's iridescent wing as it darts low over the river's surface. This corner of Pend Oreille County holds the quiet hum of a history tied to the earth's deep veins. For generations, the extraction of minerals, particularly lead and zinc, shaped the fortunes and character of Metaline, leaving behind a legacy of rugged resilience and an enduring connection to the hard-won bounty of the mountains. The river, once a vital highway for timber and ore, now offers a different kind of wealth, a haven for anglers and a source of clean hydroelectric power, its steady flow a constant reminder of the natural forces that govern this land. The pace of life in Metaline moves with the deliberate cadence of the seasons, a rhythm dictated by the changing light and the steady pulse of the river.
Live animated radar for Metaline 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 | Metaline, Pend Oreille County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.850475°N, 117.3908°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99152 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Metaline, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Metaline, 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 Metaline includes coordinates 48.850475°N, 117.390800°W, situated in Pend Oreille County. ZIP code 99152. Telephone area code: 509. 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.
