Ocosta, Washington Weather
Ocosta, 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 Ocosta, Grays Harbor County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ocosta. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ocosta is published on the Bowerman Airport (KHQM) page, 12 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. 2 airfields within reach of Ocosta 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 Ocosta: Willapa Harbor Airport (K2S9) 27 km
Conditions reported at KHQM describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ocosta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ocosta.
About Ocosta, Washington
Ocosta rests on a narrow strip of land, a sentinel between the vast, restless Pacific and the winding waterways of Grays Harbor. It lies 17.5 miles west-south-west of Grays Harbor, WA (from Grays Harbor, WA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-west of Hoquiam. The air here, perpetually damp and tinged with salt, clings to everything, softening the sharp edges of the weathered docks and the muted greens of the coastal flora. Gulls wheel overhead, their calls a constant, mournful counterpoint to the murmur of the surf, and the low, rhythmic sigh of the wind through the sparse, hardy trees. This is a place where the horizon feels immense, a canvas of ever-shifting grays and blues, and where the land itself seems to breathe with the incoming tide, its sandy stretches yielding to the persistent embrace of the ocean. The history of Ocosta is inextricably linked to the bounty and the challenges of the sea. Once a bustling hub for oyster harvesting, the town's economy still carries the faint scent of brine and the memory of industry. The oyster beds, though diminished, remain a quiet testament to a past when this sheltered inlet teemed with life, a source of sustenance and livelihood for generations. Today, a quieter, more introspective pace prevails, punctuated by the comings and goings of small fishing boats and the murmur of conversation in the few, enduring local establishments. The landscape itself whispers of this past, with remnants of old wharves and the persistent, earthy smell of mudflats at low tide, a constant reminder of the deep connection Ocosta shares with the water.
Live animated radar for Ocosta 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 | Ocosta, Grays Harbor County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.888702°N, 124.038504°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98520 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ocosta, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ocosta, 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 Ocosta includes coordinates 46.888702°N, 124.038504°W, situated in Grays Harbor County. ZIP code 98520. Telephone area code: 425. 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.
