Point Roberts, Washington Weather
Point Roberts, 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 Point Roberts, Whatcom County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Point Roberts. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Point Roberts is published on the Point Roberts Airpark (K1RL) page, 1 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 Point Roberts 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 Point Roberts: Orcas Island Airport (KORS) 33 km · Bellingham International Airport (KBLI) 45 km · Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR) 52 km
Conditions reported at K1RL describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Point Roberts specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Point Roberts.
About Point Roberts, Washington
Point Roberts juts into the Strait of Georgia like a forgotten finger, a sliver of land belonging to the United States yet geographically isolated, accessible by land only through Canada. It lies 31.0 miles west-north-west of Bellingham, WA (from Bellingham, WA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west-north-west of Birch Bay. Its landscape is a gentle, rolling terrain, a subtle rise from the water's edge that swells into low hills carpeted with Douglas fir and western red cedar, their branches often dripping with the persistent mist that lends a soft, diffused light to the afternoons. The air here carries the briny tang of the sea, a constant reminder of the vast ocean that surrounds this peculiar exclave, and the quietude is profound, broken only by the distant cry of gulls or the murmur of waves against the pebbled shore. Originally inhabited by the Coast Salish peoples, Point Roberts' modern history is intertwined with the complexities of international borders and the speculative dreams of land developers. For a time, it was envisioned as a bustling port and resort town, a vision that never quite materialized, leaving behind a quiet, almost forgotten character. The local economy, once reliant on fishing and forestry, now leans towards tourism and the unique challenges and opportunities presented by its cross-border existence, with many residents commuting to Tsawwassen or Bellingham. The iconic lighthouse, a sentinel against the often-turbulent waters, stands as a quiet testament to the enduring maritime spirit that still breathes through Point Roberts.
Live animated radar for Point Roberts 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 | Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.985382°N, 123.077974°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98281 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Point Roberts, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Point Roberts, 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 Point Roberts includes coordinates 48.985382°N, 123.077974°W, situated in Whatcom County. ZIP code 98281. 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. 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.
