Orient, Washington Weather
Orient, 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 Orient, Ferry County.
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About Orient, Washington
Orient sprawls across a broad, sun-drenched basin where the Kettle River makes its slow, meandering way. It lies 68.6 miles north-north-east of Clark, WA (from Clark, WA: bearing 19°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north-north-west of Kettle Falls. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, rolling hills carpeted in sagebrush and grasses that turn a burnished gold under the vast, indifferent sky. Aspen groves, their leaves a trembling emerald in the summer breeze, punctuate the otherwise open terrain, offering pockets of cool shade. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faintest whisper of pine from the higher slopes that ring the valley, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to possess a singular, almost liquid quality, pooling in the hollows and painting the distant peaks in shades of rose and lavender. The story of Orient is inextricably bound to the river that gives it life and the minerals that once drew hopeful prospectors. For generations, this fertile valley has sustained a quiet agricultural rhythm, with ranches and farms producing hay and livestock, their fields a testament to patient cultivation against the backdrop of wilder country. The echoes of the mining boom days, when the promise of ore brought a surge of transient life, still linger in the weathered wood of older buildings and the names of forgotten claims. Today, the economy of Orient is a gentle hum, a blend of ranching, small-scale tourism drawn by the natural beauty, and the steady, unhurried pulse of a community that values proximity to the land and the quiet solidarity of its residents.
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| Location | Orient, Ferry County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.866014°N, 118.202781°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99160 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orient, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orient, 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 Orient includes coordinates 48.866014°N, 118.202781°W, situated in Ferry County. ZIP code 99160. 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.
