Nespelem, Washington Weather
Nespelem, 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 Nespelem, Okanogan County.
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About Nespelem, Washington
Nespelem rests in a wide basin where the Okanogan River, a ribbon of restless silver, carves its path through ochre hills. It lies 21.2 miles north-west of Clark, WA (from Clark, WA: bearing 322°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north of Coulee Dam. The air here carries the dry, sun-baked scent of sagebrush and the faint, sweet perfume of ponderosa pine, a scent that intensifies as the afternoon sun dips lower, painting the eastern slopes in hues of burnt sienna and dusty rose. Beyond the immediate reach of the river's verdant banks, the landscape rises into rolling uplands, a mosaic of tawny grasslands and sparse, resilient juniper, all under a sky that seems impossibly vast, stretching from horizon to horizon in a pale, washed-out blue. The character of Nespelem is one of quiet endurance, a place where the elements have shaped both the land and its people into a resilient, unhurried whole. This is the ancestral homeland of the Colville Confederated Tribes, a history etched deeply into the very soul of Nespelem, where the echoes of generations who lived in harmony with this stark beauty still resonate. The local economy, once tied to the bounty of the land and the river, now often navigates the complexities of modern commerce, with agriculture and ranching still playing a vital role, their rhythms dictated by the seasons and the relentless sun. The presence of the Colville Agency headquarters lends a distinct administrative and cultural weight to the area, a hub for tribal affairs and a reminder of the enduring spirit that has sustained this place for millennia. It is a locality where the past is not merely remembered but actively lived, a continuous thread woven through the present, evident in the quiet dignity of its residents and the enduring power of the landscape.
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| Location | Nespelem, Okanogan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.1671°N, 118.974748°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99155 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nespelem, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nespelem, 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 Nespelem includes coordinates 48.167100°N, 118.974748°W, situated in Okanogan County. ZIP code 99155. 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.
