Skykomish, Washington Weather
Skykomish, 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 Skykomish, King County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Skykomish. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Skykomish is published on the Easton State Airport (KESW) page, 52 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KESW describe the airfield itself. Weather 52 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Skykomish specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Skykomish.
About Skykomish, Washington
Skykomish rests in a deep valley, a place where the Cascade Mountains begin their dramatic ascent, their snow-capped peaks often softened by a veil of mist. It lies 31.1 miles east-north-east of King, WA (from King, WA: bearing 69°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east-south-east of Gold Bar. The Skykomish River, a powerful ribbon of glacial melt and rainwater, rushes through the heart of the landscape, its voice a constant murmur against the immense quiet of the surrounding evergreen forests. Ancient Douglas firs and hemlocks, their trunks thick as pillars, crowd the steep slopes, their needles catching the diffused sunlight that filters through the dense canopy, casting a perpetual, emerald twilight. The air here is clean and cool, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine resin, a bracing tonic that speaks of wildness and endurance. Even the sky, when it breaks free of the clouds, seems a deeper, more luminous blue above the shadowed valleys. The history of Skykomish is inextricably bound to the iron veins of the Great Northern Railway, a lifeline that once pulsed with the lifeblood of timber and mineral extraction. For decades, the clang of hammers and the whistle of trains were the dominant soundtrack to life in this remote settlement, a testament to the ambition that carved a path through such formidable terrain. Though the logging industry has waned, the echoes of that industrial past remain in the weathered buildings and the quiet persistence of its residents, a hardy folk accustomed to the rhythms of the mountains. Today, the economy of Skykomish is finding new footing, drawing visitors seeking the raw beauty of the wilderness, the allure of whitewater rafting on its namesake river, and the untamed grandeur of nearby national forests. The railway still passes, a reminder of journeys past and present, a silver thread connecting this secluded valley to the wider world.
Live animated radar for Skykomish 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 | Skykomish, King County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.709275°N, 121.360101°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98288 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Skykomish, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skykomish, 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 Skykomish includes coordinates 47.709275°N, 121.360101°W, situated in King County. ZIP code 98288. Telephone area code: 206, 253. 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.
