Tumtum, Washington Weather
Tumtum, 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 Tumtum, Stevens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tumtum. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tumtum is published on the Cross Winds Airport (KC72) page, 15 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 Tumtum 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 Tumtum: Deer Park Airport (KDEW) 21 km · Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA) 31 km · Spokane International Airport (KGEG) 32 km · Felts Field (KSFF) 36 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (K68S) 45 km
Conditions reported at KC72 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tumtum specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tumtum.
About Tumtum, Washington
Tumtum dreams under a sky that can turn from the pale blue of a robin's egg to the bruised purple of a coming storm in the span of an afternoon. It lies 20.0 miles north-west of Spokane, WA (from Spokane, WA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-west of Suncrest. The land here is a study in quiet resilience, a place where the rolling hills of Stevens County give way to the more rugged, eastward-facing slopes that catch the sun’s last, lingering light. Sagebrush, tenacious and silvered, clings to the drier patches, while in the draws and hollows, ponderosa pines stand sentinel, their bark like ancient, scaled armor. A stillness settles over Tumtum, a palpable quiet broken only by the whisper of wind through dry grasses or the distant, lonely cry of a hawk circling overhead. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent of pine and damp earth, a promise of the day’s slow unfolding. The history of Tumtum is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land. Once a crossroads for prospectors and ranchers, its economy has long been tied to the earth, with timber and agriculture shaping its character. The remnants of old homesteads, weathered and stoic, speak of generations who carved a life from this landscape, their struggles and triumphs absorbed by the very soil. While no longer a bustling hub, the pulse of Tumtum beats with a steady, unhurried rhythm, where neighbors still know each other’s names and the changing seasons dictate the pace of life. The nearby waterways, though not always visible, are a constant presence, their subtle influence shaping the contours of the terrain and providing a lifeline for the flora and fauna that call this corner of Washington home.
Live animated radar for Tumtum 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 | Tumtum, Stevens County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.891557°N, 117.683008°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99026, 99034 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tumtum, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tumtum, 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 Tumtum includes coordinates 47.891557°N, 117.683008°W, situated in Stevens County. ZIP code 99026, 99034. 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.
