Salkum, Washington Weather
Salkum, 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 Salkum, Lewis County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salkum. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salkum is published on the Ed Carlson Memorial Field South Lewis County Airport (KTDO) page, 15 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 Salkum 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 Salkum: Chehalis Centralia Airport (KCLS) 32 km · Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) 51 km · Olympia Regional Airport (KOLM) 53 km
Conditions reported at KTDO describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Salkum specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salkum.
About Salkum, Washington
Salkum resides where the Lewis River begins to widen, its landscape a gentle green swell beneath a sky that often holds the soft, diffused light of the Pacific Northwest. It lies 10.1 miles south-west of Lewis, WA (from Lewis, WA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Mossyrock. Fields, stitched with the darker threads of alder and fir, stretch towards the river's meandering course, hinting at the rich alluvial soil that has shaped this place. The air here carries a persistent, damp scent of earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that clings to everything, from the weathered fences bordering pastures to the broad leaves of the maples lining the few quiet roads. Even on the clearest days, a certain softness pervades, as if the very atmosphere has been filtered through a thousand seasons of rain and mist, softening the edges of the world. The history of Salkum is intimately tied to the river it calls home, a lifeline for the logging and agricultural endeavors that have long defined its economy. For generations, the fertile land has yielded its bounty, with dairy farms and berry patches becoming familiar sights, their produce often finding its way to wider markets. The echo of logging trucks, though perhaps quieter now, still resonates in the collective memory, a reminder of the timber that once dominated the surrounding forests and fueled the growth of Salkum. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet persistence that seems to draw strength from the enduring presence of the river and the deep, dark woods that cradle this particular corner of Lewis County.
Live animated radar for Salkum 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 | Salkum, Lewis County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.532052°N, 122.625947°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98582 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salkum, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salkum, 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 Salkum includes coordinates 46.532052°N, 122.625947°W, situated in Lewis County. ZIP code 98582. Telephone area code: 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.
