Silverlake, Washington Weather
Silverlake, 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 Silverlake, Cowlitz County.
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About Silverlake, Washington
Silverlake unfolds in a verdant embrace, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of water and earth. It lies 10.4 miles south-south-east of Cowlitz, WA (from Cowlitz, WA: bearing 167°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-north-east of Castle Rock. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes giving way to more pronounced rises, cloaked in a dense, mixed forest where Douglas fir and western hemlock reach skyward, their needles catching the diffused light of the Pacific Northwest. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, often filters down in ethereal shafts, illuminating the rich, damp humus underfoot and the vibrant green of ferns unfurling in the perpetual twilight of the woods. The air itself carries a cool, clean scent, a mingling of pine resin, decaying leaves, and the ever-present, subtle minerality of abundant water. Small creeks, their voices a constant murmur, thread their way through the undergrowth, feeding into the larger, more placid expanse of Silverlake itself, a body of water whose surface can reflect the shifting moods of the sky with startling clarity, sometimes a deep, inscrutable grey, other times a shimmering, almost liquid silver. The history of Silverlake is deeply intertwined with its natural resources, a narrative of logging and the enduring pull of the water. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the timber industry, the echoes of saws and the rumble of trucks a familiar sound that has gradually faded, leaving a quieter legacy. Today, while remnants of that past can still be observed in the landscape, the local economy has diversified, drawing sustenance from smaller businesses and the growing appeal of its natural beauty. The lake itself remains a focal point, a place for quiet recreation, its shores dotted with modest homes and cabins that speak of a long-standing connection to this place. There's a distinct lack of hurriedness in Silverlake; the pace feels measured, dictated more by the changing seasons and the natural world than by the clamor of commerce. This quietude, punctuated by the calls of unseen birds and the rustle of leaves, forms the distinctive character of Silverlake.
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| Location | Silverlake, Cowlitz County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.312481°N, 122.794999°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98645 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Silverlake, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silverlake, 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 Silverlake includes coordinates 46.312481°N, 122.794999°W, situated in Cowlitz County. ZIP code 98645. Telephone area code: 360. 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.
