Ronald, Washington Weather
Ronald, 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 Ronald, Kittitas County.
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About Ronald, Washington
Ronald, a place where the land exhales the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant murmur of wind through sparse pines, unfolds its character under a sky that stretches, unburdened, for miles. It lies 35.8 miles west-south-west of Wenatchee, WA (from Wenatchee, WA: bearing 249°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-west of Cle Elum. Here, the Kittitas Valley floor, a vast expanse of golden grasses and ochre soil, rises gently toward the encircling mountains, their slopes a patchwork of evergreen and bare rock that catch the afternoon light like a thousand scattered coins. The air itself carries a subtle dryness, a whisper of the high desert plateau, and the silence is profound, broken only by the occasional cry of a hawk circling high above or the faint hum of traffic on a road that seems to lead everywhere and nowhere at once. The history of Ronald is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who sought their fortunes in the earth. Once a vital hub for coal mining, the echoes of that industrious past still resonate, a phantom thrum beneath the quiet present. While the mines themselves are largely dormant, their legacy is woven into the very fabric of the place, a reminder of resilience and hard-won sustenance. Today, the local economy, while more diverse, still draws heavily from the land, with agriculture and the quiet, steady work of ranching forming the backbone of life in Ronald, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of existence.
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| Location | Ronald, Kittitas County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.235118°N, 121.023418°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98133, 98940 |
| Area Code | 206, 253, 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ronald, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ronald, 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 Ronald includes coordinates 47.235118°N, 121.023418°W, situated in Kittitas County. ZIP code 98133, 98940. Telephone area code: 206, 253, 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. 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.
