Orcas Island, Washington Weather
Orcas Island, 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 Orcas Island, San Juan County.
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About Orcas Island, Washington
Orcas Island rises from the Salish Sea like a sleeping green dragon, its spine a rugged chain of volcanic peaks cloaked in Douglas fir and western red cedar. It lies 21.9 miles west-south-west of Bellingham, WA (from Bellingham, WA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-east of San Juan. The air, perpetually damp and carrying the briny tang of the Pacific, washes over hills that tumble down to a fractured coastline of hidden coves and pebble beaches. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal mists, paints the landscape in shifting hues of emerald and gold, illuminating the deep, silent valleys where wild salmonberry bushes proliferate. The island’s terrain is a testament to glacial sculpting, a landscape of steep inclines and sheltered inlets, where the persistent rhythm of waves against ancient stone forms the constant soundtrack. For millennia, the Coast Salish people have walked these shores, their presence a faint echo in the enduring spirit of Orcas Island. Later settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and abundant timber, carved out a life here, establishing a rural economy that has, in recent decades, found a new footing in art, agriculture, and eco-tourism. The island's distinctive character is shaped by this blend of the wild and the cultivated, from small organic farms producing artisanal cheeses and lavender to the vibrant, independent shops and galleries that line the harbor in Eastsound. Orcas Island retains a palpable sense of community, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the tides, the changing seasons, and the quiet communion with the elemental beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
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| Location | Orcas Island, San Juan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.633082°N, 122.928982°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98245 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orcas Island, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orcas Island, 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 Orcas Island includes coordinates 48.633082°N, 122.928982°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 98245. Telephone area code: 206, 253. 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.
