Moses Lake, Washington Weather
Moses Lake, 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 for Moses Lake, Grant County.
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About Moses Lake, Washington
Moses Lake lies in a broad, sun-drenched basin, an expanse of sagebrush steppe punctuated by the shimmering, cerulean presence of the lake itself. It lies 35.2 miles north-north-east of Pierce, WA (from Pierce, WA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 2.4 miles east of Cascade Valley. The land here rolls with a gentle, arid grace, its palette dominated by the muted greens and browns of dry grasses and hardy shrubs, all under a sky that often feels impossibly vast. The air, particularly in the late afternoons, carries a dry, warm kiss, tinged with the faint, earthy scent of the desert floor and the distant promise of irrigation. This is a place where the horizon seems to stretch into infinity, a land waiting for the touch of water to reveal its latent fertility. The history of Moses Lake is deeply entwined with the Columbia River Basin Project, a monumental undertaking that transformed this arid landscape into a breadbasket. The lake, once a smaller, natural body, was significantly enlarged by the project, its waters now a vital resource for the surrounding agricultural lands that produce a bounty of potatoes, corn, and alfalfa. The town itself grew alongside this agricultural expansion, becoming a hub for farming operations and related industries. Beyond its agricultural roots, Moses Lake has also cultivated a reputation for its aerospace industry, a testament to the long, straight runways left over from its past as a military airbase, now repurposed for aircraft manufacturing and testing. The rhythm of daily life here is one of purposeful industry, punctuated by the quiet beauty of the lake, a constant source of recreation and a defining feature of this unique corner of Grant County.
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| Location | Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.130142°N, 119.278077°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98837 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moses Lake, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moses Lake, 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 Moses Lake includes coordinates 47.130142°N, 119.278077°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 98837. 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.
