Stratford, Washington Weather
Stratford, 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 Stratford, Grant County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stratford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stratford is published on the Wilson Creek Airport (K5W1) page, 13 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 Stratford 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 Stratford: Ephrata Municipal Airport (KEPH) 22 km · Grant County International Airport (KMWH) 24 km · Odessa Municipal Airport (K43D) 46 km · Mansfield Airport (K8W3) 50 km · Warden Airport (K2S4) 54 km
Conditions reported at K5W1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stratford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stratford.
About Stratford, Washington
Stratford rests in a wide basin, where the land, a mosaic of pale golds and muted greens, unfurls towards distant, hazy hills. It lies 20.5 miles north of Moses Lake, WA (from Moses Lake, WA: bearing 360°T), and is situated 14.8 miles east-north-east of Ephrata. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often painted with the soft, bruised purples and fiery oranges of a setting sun, casting long shadows that stretch like ink spills across the fields. The air, when the wind shifts, carries the dry, earthy scent of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain. Even the silence seems to hum with a quiet energy, a patient waiting that defines the very character of this place. The history of Stratford is intrinsically tied to the fertile earth and the ingenuity that coaxed sustenance from it. Once a vital hub for agricultural trade, its economy was built on the bounty of the surrounding farmland, a legacy that still whispers in the weathered barns and the occasional grain elevator standing sentinel against the horizon. Though the nature of farming has evolved, the spirit of resilience remains, a quiet determination that has seen Stratford through changing times. The Snake River, a ribbon of blue in the distance, has long been a silent witness to this unfolding narrative, its presence a constant, gentle reminder of the natural forces that shape life and livelihood in this corner of Grant County.
Live animated radar for Stratford 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 | Stratford, Grant County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.426752°N, 119.281568°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98853, 98838 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stratford, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stratford, 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 Stratford includes coordinates 47.426752°N, 119.281568°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 98853, 98838. 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. 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.
