Methow, Washington Weather
Methow, 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 Methow, Okanogan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Methow. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Methow is published on the Anderson Field (KS97) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Methow 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 Methow: Lake Chelan Airport (KS10) 30 km · Methow Valley State Airport (KS52) 34 km · Mansfield Airport (K8W3) 45 km · Omak Airport (KOMK) 52 km
Conditions reported at KS97 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Methow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Methow.
About Methow, Washington
Methow rests in a high mountain valley, a place where the sky feels closer and the air carries the sharp scent of pine and sun-baked earth. It lies 35.2 miles north of Douglas, WA (from Douglas, WA: bearing 0°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-west of Pateros. The Methow River, a ribbon of glacial meltwater, carves its way through a landscape of sagebrush steppe and aspen groves, its banks fringed with cottonwoods that turn a startling gold in the autumn. Jagged peaks, dusted with snow even in early summer, stand sentinel around the valley, their slopes a mosaic of scree, dark conifer forests, and meadows that burst with wildflowers after the spring thaw. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a luminous quality, as if the very air is infused with a soft, golden dust, illuminating the rough textures of the land and the distant, silent grandeur of the mountains. The history of Methow is intertwined with the rhythms of the river and the resilience of its people, from the Indigenous tribes who first hunted and fished these lands to the hardy pioneers who sought fortune in mining and ranching. The valley's economy, once driven by the extraction of precious metals and the cultivation of hardy crops, now finds its pulse in tourism, agriculture, and the burgeoning arts scene. Local ranches still dot the landscape, their weathered fences testament to generations of hard work, while small businesses offer handcrafted goods and hearty meals to those passing through. The quiet hum of machinery from the occasional timber operation can still be heard, a reminder of a past industry, but the dominant sound is often the wind whispering through the sagebrush or the distant call of a hawk circling overhead, a constant underscore to the unhurried pace of life in Methow.
Live animated radar for Methow 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 | Methow, Okanogan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.130143°N, 120.003685°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98834 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Methow, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Methow, 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 Methow includes coordinates 48.130143°N, 120.003685°W, situated in Okanogan County. ZIP code 98834. 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.
