Skamokawa, Washington Weather
Skamokawa, 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 Skamokawa, Wahkiakum County.
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About Skamokawa, Washington
Skamokawa rests in a verdant embrace where the Skamokawa Creek meets the broader Columbia River. It lies 26.4 miles west-north-west of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south-south-east of Wahkiakum. The landscape here is a study in soft, rolling hills that descend towards the water, their flanks frequently cloaked in the deep greens of Douglas fir and western hemlock, a scent that often hangs heavy and damp in the air. The creek itself, a ribbon of dark, slow-moving water, meanders through marshy flats and over gravel beds, its banks fringed with alder and willow. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent Pacific Northwest cloud cover, can cast a luminous, almost ethereal glow on the water and the surrounding forest, transforming the ordinary into something quietly remarkable. The air carries a persistent, salty tang from the distant ocean, mingling with the richer, earthy perfumes of the woods. This was once a bustling hub, its fortunes tied to the timber that was floated down the Skamokawa Creek and rafted out to waiting ships on the Columbia. The ghost of those logging days lingers in the weathered pilings that still jut from the banks and the occasional rusted piece of machinery swallowed by the undergrowth, silent testaments to a different era. Today, Skamokawa's economy is a more gentle affair, largely sustained by fishing and the quiet hum of tourism drawn to its remoteness and natural beauty. The Skamokawa Grange Hall, a sturdy wooden building, still serves as a gathering place, a reminder of the community's enduring spirit and its deep roots in the soil and the water. A few scattered homes and businesses line the main road, their presence understated against the grandeur of the surrounding natural world.
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| Location | Skamokawa, Wahkiakum County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.270387°N, 123.457077°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98647 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Skamokawa, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skamokawa, 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 Skamokawa includes coordinates 46.270387°N, 123.457077°W, situated in Wahkiakum County. ZIP code 98647. 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.
