Porter, Washington Weather
Porter, 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 Porter, Grays Harbor County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Porter. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Porter is published on the Olympia Regional Airport (KOLM) page, 31 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. 6 airfields within reach of Porter 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 Porter: Sanderson Field (KSHN) 35 km · Chehalis Centralia Airport (KCLS) 38 km · Willapa Harbor Airport (K2S9) 47 km · Bowerman Airport (KHQM) 48 km · Gray Army Air Field (KGRF) 58 km
Conditions reported at KOLM describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Porter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Porter.
About Porter, Washington
Porter lies in a region where the Pacific Northwest's verdant embrace begins to yield to the broad, fertile plains of the Chehalis River Valley. It lies 18.8 miles east-south-east of Grays Harbor, WA (from Grays Harbor, WA: bearing 102°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-east of Elma. The air here carries a damp, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the dense evergreen forests that press in from the west, their dark spires often softened by a persistent mist that clings to the lower slopes. Rolling hills, cloaked in a thick quilt of Douglas fir and Western hemlock, cradle the landscape, their slopes furrowed by unseen creeks that feed into the larger waterways. The light, when it breaks through, has a diffused quality, painting the moss-draped branches and the undergrowth of ferns and salal with a muted, ethereal glow. Even the few open fields, often patchwork squares of pasture or cultivation, seem to retain a certain wildness, as if the forest is perpetually poised to reclaim them. The history of Porter is deeply entwined with the exploitation of its natural resources, a story common to many settlements in Grays Harbor County. Logging, naturally, has been a dominant force, its influence felt in the very character of the land and the livelihoods of its people. The Chehalis River, a vital artery for transporting timber in earlier days, still flows nearby, its currents carrying echoes of steamboats and booming logs. While the grand logging operations have largely receded, the spirit of self-reliance and a quiet stoicism remain, a legacy of generations who worked this challenging terrain. The local economy, while diversified, still bears the imprint of this heritage, with agriculture – particularly dairy and berry farms – now sharing the stage with smaller-scale timber operations and a growing number of residents commuting to larger employment centers. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Porter, but rather a profound sense of place, where the rhythm of the seasons and the enduring presence of the natural world dictate the pulse of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Porter 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 | Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.938986°N, 123.310708°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98541 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Porter, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Porter, 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 Porter includes coordinates 46.938986°N, 123.310708°W, situated in Grays Harbor County. ZIP code 98541. Telephone area code: 425. 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.
