Okanogan, Washington Weather
Okanogan, 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 Okanogan, Okanogan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Okanogan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Okanogan is published on the Omak Airport (KOMK) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Okanogan 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 Okanogan: Anderson Field (KS97) 30 km · Tonasket Municipal Airport (KW01) 41 km · Methow Valley State Airport (KS52) 42 km
Conditions reported at KOMK describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Okanogan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Okanogan.
About Okanogan, Washington
Okanogan lies at the heart of a landscape sculpted by wind and water, where rolling hills, softened by time, give way to the broader embrace of the Okanogan River valley. It lies 51.0 miles north-west of Clark, WA (from Clark, WA: bearing 306°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-west of Omak. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, almost brittle scent of sagebrush and sun-baked earth, a perfume that clings to the sparse grasses clinging to the slopes. The sky often stretches in an unbroken expanse of pale blue, a vast canvas that can, at dusk, ignite with hues of apricot and lavender, casting long, elongated shadows from the scattered ponderosa pines. The land itself feels ancient, a patient witness to the slow, persistent forces that have shaped its contours, a place where the silence is a tangible presence, broken only by the rustle of wind or the distant call of a hawk. The story of Okanogan is one of hardy beginnings and enduring spirit, a place whose economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, first through ranching and later through agriculture, with orchards and vineyards now gracing the valley slopes. The river, a lifeblood for generations, once facilitated the movement of goods and people, a watery artery connecting this inland settlement to a wider world. Though the days of the grand cattle drives may have faded, a quiet industriousness persists, a commitment to the earth that is evident in the well-tended fields and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the buildings. Okanogan carries the weight of its past lightly, a town that has seen boom and bust, yet has settled into a steady, unhurried rhythm, a testament to the resilience of those who have chosen to call this sun-drenched corner of Washington home.
Live animated radar for Okanogan 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 | Okanogan, Okanogan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.361262°N, 119.583387°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98840 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Okanogan, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Okanogan, 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 Okanogan includes coordinates 48.361262°N, 119.583387°W, situated in Okanogan County. ZIP code 98840. 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.
