Stehekin, Washington Weather
Stehekin, 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 Stehekin, Chelan County.
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About Stehekin, Washington
Stehekin unfurls at the head of Lake Chelan, a wild sentinel where the mountains plunge directly into the impossibly blue water. It lies 49.1 miles east of Skagit, WA (from Skagit, WA: bearing 99°T), and is situated 27.4 miles north-west of Lake Chelan. The air here, even in the height of summer, carries a crispness, a clean scent of pine and damp earth that speaks of the vast wilderness embracing this remote settlement. Towering peaks, their upper reaches often dusted with snow even in July, frame the narrow valley, their rugged slopes a mosaic of evergreen forest and scree. The lake itself, a glacial carving of immense depth and beauty, acts as the primary thoroughfare, its surface reflecting the ever-shifting moods of the sky, from the stark clarity of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. A quiet tenacity defines the landscape, a resilience mirrored in the hardy flora that clings to the steep inclines. The history of Stehekin is as much about the river and the lake as it is about the people who have found their way here. For generations, Indigenous peoples navigated these waters, their presence a whisper on the wind. Later, miners and homesteaders, drawn by the promise of the mountains and the isolation, carved out lives in this challenging terrain. The local economy, intrinsically tied to the seasons and the wild, revolves around a delicate balance of tourism, small-scale agriculture—particularly the famed apples and cherries grown in the valley's microclimate—and the essential services that sustain this isolated community. The iconic red schoolhouse, a beacon of learning against the grand backdrop of the Cascades, stands as a testament to the enduring spirit of Stehekin, a place where life moves to the cadence of the seasons and the flow of the water.
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| Location | Stehekin, Chelan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.309303°N, 120.656488°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98852 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stehekin, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stehekin, 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 Stehekin includes coordinates 48.309303°N, 120.656488°W, situated in Chelan County. ZIP code 98852. Telephone area code: 509. 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.
