Metaline, Washington Weather
Metaline, 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 Metaline, Pend Oreille County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
