Riverbend, Washington Weather
Riverbend, 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 Riverbend, King County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverbend. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverbend is published on the Renton Municipal Airport (KRNT) page, 35 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 Riverbend 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 Riverbend: Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 39 km · King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) 42 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 42 km · Easton State Airport (KESW) 49 km · Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 57 km
Conditions reported at KRNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverbend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverbend.
About Riverbend, Washington
Riverbend unfolds as a verdant pocket where the land gently inclines, a subtle slope leading towards the murmuring waters of its namesake waterway. It lies 12.3 miles east-south-east of King, WA (from King, WA: bearing 117°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-east of Snoqualmie. Here, the air carries the damp, earthy scent of cedar and fir, a constant reminder of the surrounding evergreen forests that rise in hushed, ancient ranks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, doesn't so much dapple as it filters, a soft, diffused luminescence that lends a perpetual twilight quality to the forest floor, even at midday. The terrain is a testament to the patient work of glaciers and water, a landscape of subtle swells and hollows, where ferns unfurl in emerald abundance and mosses cling with tenacious green to weathered stones. The history of Riverbend is intimately tied to the very waters that give it its name, a place where early settlers found passage and promise. The economic pulse of Riverbend, though now diversified, still echoes with the industry of timber and the quiet diligence of small-scale agriculture, with orchards dotting the gentler slopes, their fruit a sweet reward for the rich soil. This locality is a place where the day often begins with the low hum of the morning commute and settles into a more measured rhythm as dusk paints the western sky in bruised purples and pale oranges, a quiet beauty that seems to seep into the very rhythm of life here.
Live animated radar for Riverbend 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 | Riverbend, King County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.466492°N, 121.750387°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98045 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverbend, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverbend, 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 Riverbend includes coordinates 47.466492°N, 121.750387°W, situated in King County. ZIP code 98045. 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.
