Stanwood, Washington Weather
Stanwood, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Stanwood, Snohomish County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stanwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stanwood is published on the Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO) page, 18 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 Stanwood 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 Stanwood: Coupeville Nolf Airport (KNRA) 20 km · AJ Eisenberg Airport (KOKH) 22 km · Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (KNUW) 24 km · Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS) 26 km · Anacortes Airport (K74S) 36 km
Conditions reported at KAWO describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Stanwood, Washington
Stanwood rests on land that slopes gently toward the shimmering waters of Port Susan, a saltwater inlet that breathes the cool, damp air of the Pacific Northwest. It lies 10.1 miles east-north-east of Island, WA (from Island, WA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-north-east of Camano. The landscape here is a mosaic of evergreen forests, their dark boughs often softened by mist, and open fields that stretch toward the horizon, dotted with the sturdy shapes of farmhouses and barns. The air carries the scent of pine needles and the subtle, briny tang of the nearby sea, a constant reminder of the water's proximity. Even on days when the sun struggles to break through the low-hanging clouds, a diffused, pearly light often bathes the scene, giving the rolling terrain a quiet, contemplative beauty. Originally settled by homesteaders drawn to the fertile soil and abundant timber, Stanwood's early economy was rooted in logging and agriculture. The legacy of those early days can still be seen in the weathered barns and the carefully tended fields that surround the town, where crops like berries and corn still thrive. Later, the development of aquaculture brought a new dimension to the local economy, with oyster farms flourishing in the nutrient-rich waters of Port Susan. Today, Stanwood maintains a character that balances its agricultural heritage with a growing, yet still unhurried, pace of life, a place where the quiet hum of everyday activity is punctuated by the distant call of gulls and the occasional rumble of a fishing boat heading out to sea.
Live animated radar for Stanwood 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 | Stanwood, Snohomish County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.241211°N, 122.37071°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98292 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanwood, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanwood, 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 Stanwood includes coordinates 48.241211°N, 122.370710°W, situated in Snohomish County. ZIP code 98292. 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.
