Thornton, Washington Weather
Thornton, 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 Thornton, Whitman County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Thornton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Thornton is published on the Rosalia Municipal Airport (K72S) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Thornton 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 Thornton: Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (KPUW) 47 km · Lower Granite State Airport (K00W) 50 km · Spokane International Airport (KGEG) 57 km · Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA) 58 km
Conditions reported at K72S describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thornton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thornton.
About Thornton, Washington
Thornton rests within a landscape of rolling Palouse hills, a vast expanse of undulating earth that stretches towards horizons often softened by a haze of sun-baked dust. It lies 28.7 miles north-north-west of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-north-east of St. John. The land here is a canvas of ochre and gold, especially in the late afternoon when the sun casts long, languid shadows across the cultivated slopes, accentuating their gentle curves. The air, dry and carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain, often hums with the distant thrum of agricultural machinery, a constant reminder of the land's enduring purpose. A scattering of mature cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green against the muted tones of the earth, offer pockets of welcome shade along the infrequent watercourses that trace faint blue veins across the terrain. The story of Thornton is intrinsically tied to the rich, volcanic soil that defines the Palouse. For generations, this land has yielded bountiful harvests, primarily wheat and barley, forming the backbone of Thornton's economy and shaping the very character of its inhabitants. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings that seem to have grown organically from the earth, bears the quiet dignity of a place that understands the cycles of nature and the value of hard work. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of those who have farmed this land, their resilience etched into the very fabric of the community, remains its most significant landmark.
Live animated radar for Thornton 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 | Thornton, Whitman County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.120726°N, 117.389632°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99176 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thornton, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thornton, 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 Thornton includes coordinates 47.120726°N, 117.389632°W, situated in Whitman County. ZIP code 99176. 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.
