Ritzville, Washington Weather
Ritzville, 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 Ritzville, Adams County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ritzville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ritzville is published on the Pru Field (K33S) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Ritzville 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 Ritzville: Odessa Municipal Airport (K43D) 33 km · Warden Airport (K2S4) 55 km
Conditions reported at K33S describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ritzville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ritzville.
About Ritzville, Washington
Ritzville unfolds across a vast, gently rolling landscape, where the earth stretches in broad, sun-baked strokes under an immensity of sky. It lies 42.2 miles east of Moses Lake, WA (from Moses Lake, WA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north-east of Lind. The terrain, a mosaic of tawny grasses and ochre soil, slopes with a quiet grace, hinting at the ancient forces that shaped these plains. Here, the wind is a constant companion, its unseen hand sculpting the land and carrying the scent of sun-warmed wheat and distant sage. In the hushed hours of late afternoon, the light takes on a peculiar, almost crystalline quality, burnishing the weathered fences and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air. The character of Ritzville is one of quiet resilience, a place where the natural world dictates the pace, and the horizon offers an unbroken promise of distance. The story of Ritzville is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Palouse region, a fertile crescent that has sustained generations of farmers. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil and open spaces, established a community built on hard work and shared endeavor, their lives dictated by the seasons and the yield of their crops. The local economy still hums with the steady rhythm of grain elevators and farm machinery, a vital link to the land that defines Ritzville. Along Main Street, the stately brick buildings, some bearing the patina of a century of service, stand as quiet testaments to the town's enduring spirit, each one a repository of its history, from the bustling mercantile days to the present. The iconic grain elevators, piercing the blue sky like silent sentinels, are not merely functional structures but symbolic landmarks, representing the very lifeblood of this prairie settlement.
Live animated radar for Ritzville 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 | Ritzville, Adams County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.127372°N, 118.379975°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99169 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ritzville, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ritzville, 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 Ritzville includes coordinates 47.127372°N, 118.379975°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 99169. 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.
