Saint John, Washington Weather
Saint John, 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 Saint John, Clark County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Saint John. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Saint John is published on the Pearson Field (KVUO) page, 9 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 Saint John 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 Saint John: Portland International Airport (KPDX) 12 km · Scappoose Industrial Airpark (KSPB) 21 km · Portland Troutdale Airport (KTTD) 23 km · Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) 32 km · Sandy River Airport (K03S) 44 km
Conditions reported at KVUO describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saint John specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Saint John.
About Saint John, Washington
Saint John rests in a broad valley, its western edge meeting the wide, slow-moving Columbia River, a constant presence that shapes the very air. It lies 3.2 miles north-west of Orchards, WA (from Orchards, WA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-north-east of Vancouver. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, rising from the alluvial flats near the water to gently rolling hills that stretch inland, their contours softened by the persistent western wind. Ponderosa pines, their needles whispering secrets, dot the higher ground, while closer to the river, deciduous trees form a verdant fringe, their leaves catching the diffused, often misty light of the Pacific Northwest. In the quiet hours, the air carries the damp scent of earth and pine, a clean, cool fragrance that speaks of abundant rainfall and the deep, fertile soil. The history of Saint John is intrinsically tied to the Columbia, a lifeline for trade and transportation since the earliest days of settlement. Logging once dominated the local economy, the great trees of the surrounding forests yielding their timber to build the burgeoning communities of the region. Today, while timber still plays a role, the economic landscape has diversified, with agriculture, particularly vineyards and orchards, now thriving on the sun-drenched slopes. The town itself retains a character of purposeful calm, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by urgency and more by the turning of seasons and the steady flow of the river. A particular charm lies in the way the late afternoon sun ignites the western sky, casting long, golden shadows that stretch across the fields and imbue Saint John with a quiet, luminous beauty.
Live animated radar for Saint John 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 | Saint John, Clark County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 45.696228°N, 122.612042°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98686, 99171 |
| Area Code | 360, 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saint John, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saint John, 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 Saint John includes coordinates 45.696228°N, 122.612042°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 98686, 99171. Telephone area code: 360, 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.
