Sumas, Washington Weather
Sumas, 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 Sumas, Whatcom County.
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About Sumas, Washington
Sumas rests at the western edge of the Fraser Valley, a landscape defined by broad, fertile plains that stretch toward the distant, blue-hazed shoulders of the Canadian Cascades. It lies 15.7 miles west-north-west of Whatcom, WA (from Whatcom, WA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-north-east of Lynden. The air here, especially in the long, pale afternoons of late summer, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening berries from the surrounding farms. Fields of emerald green and golden wheat unfurl in every direction, cut by the silver threads of irrigation ditches that glint under the vast, open sky. The scale of the land feels immense, a quiet invitation to breathe deep and let the wind whisper through the rustling leaves of cottonwood trees that line the country roads. The story of Sumas is deeply tied to the water that once dominated this valley, a marshy expanse that was slowly, painstakingly, reclaimed for agriculture. Early pioneers faced the challenge of taming the wetlands, a struggle that shaped the resilient character of the people who call Sumas home. Today, the local economy thrives on the rich bounty of the land, with dairy farms and berry cultivation forming the backbone of its industrious spirit. The distinctive, low-slung buildings of the downtown core, some bearing the quiet dignity of age, speak of a community that has seen generations pass, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the pace of life, and the distant rumble of a freight train is a familiar sound on the horizon.
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| Location | Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 49.000122°N, 122.264875°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98295 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sumas, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sumas, 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 Sumas includes coordinates 49.000122°N, 122.264875°W, situated in Whatcom County. ZIP code 98295. 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. 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.
