Pasco, Washington Weather
Pasco, 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 for Pasco, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pasco. Tide source:
Flight conditions near Pasco. Data source: locating…
About Pasco, Washington
Pasco unfolds across a vast canvas of semi-arid land, where the sun, a relentless painter, washes the rolling hills in hues of ochre and pale gold. It lies 2.6 miles north-east of Kennewick, WA (from Kennewick, WA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-south-east of Richland. The Columbia River, a broad, silver ribbon, slices through this terrain, its presence a constant whisper of cooler air and the promise of life. Sparse desert sagebrush clings to the slopes, their resilience a testament to the unforgiving, yet beautiful, environment. In the distance, the blue-grey peaks of the Cascades stand as silent sentinels, their snow-capped summits a stark contrast to the sun-baked earth that defines Pasco. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of dust and distant irrigated fields, a fragrance that settles deep in your lungs. The history of Pasco is deeply entwined with the fertile lands it commands and the powerful river that sustains it. Once traversed by indigenous peoples, its modern story began with the railroad and the promise of agricultural bounty. Today, a vibrant economy thrives on the fruits of the land – apples, cherries, and a burgeoning wine industry benefit from the long, warm growing seasons and the careful application of irrigation. The confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers has made Pasco a hub for transportation and trade, a place where the logistical needs of agriculture meet the steady pulse of commerce. It’s a working landscape, where the hum of machinery in the orchards and the distant rumble of trains are as much a part of the soundscape as the call of the western meadowlark.
Live animated radar for Pasco 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 | Pasco, Franklin County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.239579°N, 119.100566°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99301, 99302 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pasco, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pasco, 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 Pasco includes coordinates 46.239579°N, 119.100566°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 99301, 99302. 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.
