Paterson, Washington Weather
Paterson, 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 Paterson, Benton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Paterson. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Paterson is published on the Hermiston Municipal Airport (KHRI) page, 29 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. 5 airfields within reach of Paterson 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 Paterson: Prosser Airport (KS40) 34 km · Richland Airport (KRLD) 47 km · Sunnyside Municipal Airport (K1S5) 52 km · Tri Cities Airport (KPSC) 52 km
Conditions reported at KHRI describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Paterson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Paterson.
About Paterson, Washington
Paterson unfolds along the broad, serpentine sweep of the Columbia River, a place where the land rises in a series of gentle, sun-bleached benches toward the vast, open sky. It lies 26.7 miles south of Benton, WA (from Benton, WA: bearing 190°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-east of Boardman. Here, the air carries the dry, warm scent of sagebrush and the faint, mineral tang of dust, a testament to the arid climate that shapes this corner of Benton County. The landscape is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, sienna, and pale straw – broken only by the deep, cool blue of the river and the occasional vibrant green of irrigated fields. Long, sweeping vistas dominate, the horizon a clean, unbroken line where the sky meets the subtly rolling terrain, and the silence, when it descends, is as profound as the light itself, especially as the sun begins its slow, golden descent. The history of Paterson is inextricably linked to the mighty Columbia, a waterway that has long served as a conduit for both commerce and dreams. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the river's power, began to shape the landscape, establishing an agricultural economy that continues to define Paterson today. Orchards and vineyards now flourish where once only native grasses and hardy shrubs held sway, their vibrant produce a stark, beautiful contrast to the surrounding drylands. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons and the steady flow of the river, a quiet persistence that has weathered the passage of time and the ebb and flow of economic tides, leaving Paterson with a character as enduring and unpretentious as the land it inhabits.
Live animated radar for Paterson 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 | Paterson, Benton County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 45.937077°N, 119.602804°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99350, 99345 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paterson, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paterson, 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 Paterson includes coordinates 45.937077°N, 119.602804°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 99350, 99345. 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.
