Puget Island, Washington Weather
Puget Island, 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 Puget Island, Wahkiakum County.
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About Puget Island, Washington
Puget Island breathes with the wide, slow exhale of the Columbia River, a long, low smudge of green against the immense canvas of Washington's southwestern sky. It lies 21.8 miles west of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 278°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-west of East Cathlamet. Here, the land itself is a generous offering, a fertile crescent that spills into the tidal marshes, its edges softened by the ceaseless murmur of water. Fields, neatly squared like patchwork quilts, stretch towards horizons often veiled in a pearlescent mist, their surfaces a vibrant tapestry of cultivated greens and golds. Ancient Douglas firs, their bark a furrowed testament to seasons uncounted, stand sentinel at the island's higher elevations, while closer to the water, willows weep gracefully, their slender branches tracing ephemeral patterns in the humid air. The character of Puget Island is one of patient endurance, a quiet strength drawn from the very earth and the surrounding waters, a place where the elements dictate the rhythm of days. This fertile expanse owes its existence to the mighty Columbia, a river that has sculpted not only the land but also the lives of those who have called Puget Island home. Historically, the island's economy has been deeply entwined with its agricultural bounty, with berry farms and dairies long forming the backbone of local livelihoods. The rich alluvial soil, a gift from centuries of riverine deposition, continues to support a vibrant agricultural sector, though the presence of the port signifies a subtle shift, a nod to the broader currents of commerce that flow along this vital waterway. Remnants of its past whisper from weathered barns and the quiet dignity of old farmhouses, each structure a silent chronicle of generations who have worked this land. The distinctive scent of ripening berries in the summer, or the crisp, clean aroma of damp earth after a spring rain, are sensory markers that bind the island's present to its enduring past.
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| Location | Puget Island, Wahkiakum County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.183066°N, 123.390086°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98612 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Puget Island, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Puget Island, 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 Puget Island includes coordinates 46.183066°N, 123.390086°W, situated in Wahkiakum County. ZIP code 98612. Telephone area code: 360. 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.
