Rocky Point, Washington Weather
Rocky Point, 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 Rocky Point, Cowlitz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rocky Point. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rocky Point is published on the Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) page, 6 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 Rocky Point 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 Rocky Point: Ed Carlson Memorial Field South Lewis County Airport (KTDO) 35 km · Scappoose Industrial Airpark (KSPB) 45 km · Chehalis Centralia Airport (KCLS) 56 km
Conditions reported at KKLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rocky Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rocky Point.
About Rocky Point, Washington
Rocky Point unfolds along the sinuous embrace of the Columbia River, a place where the land gently slopes towards the water, its shores a mosaic of smooth, grey stones and driftwood bleached silver by sun and tide. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-east of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 1.7 miles north of Kelso. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of coastal rainforest, a fragrance mingled with the briny tang of the river's vast expanse. Evergreen firs and cedars, their branches heavy with moisture, stand sentinel, their dark forms softened by the pervasive mist that often cloaks the landscape, lending a timeless, almost melancholic beauty to the scene. Sunlight, when it breaks through, filters in diffused shafts, illuminating the rich, green undergrowth and casting a ethereal glow upon the quiet, often deserted beaches. The history of Rocky Point is deeply entwilled with the ebb and flow of the Columbia, a waterway that has long been a highway for commerce and a source of sustenance. Early logging operations, their echoes still faintly present in the weathered pilings that jut from the riverbanks, once defined the local economy, shaping the character of the settlement and its inhabitants. Today, the rhythm of life in Rocky Point is a gentle one, dictated more by the seasons and the river's moods than by the hurried pulse of urban centers. Small fishing boats bob in sheltered coves, their nets drying in the cool, moist air, a quiet testament to a heritage that continues to hold sway. The landscape itself, with its stoic trees and patient shores, seems to absorb the passage of time, offering a sense of enduring tranquility to those who find themselves drawn to its watery edge.
Live animated radar for Rocky Point 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 | Rocky Point, Cowlitz County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.171779°N, 122.908723°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98626, 98312 |
| Area Code | 360, 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rocky Point, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rocky Point, 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 Rocky Point includes coordinates 46.171779°N, 122.908723°W, situated in Cowlitz County. ZIP code 98626, 98312. Telephone area code: 360, 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.
