Upper Elochoman, Washington Weather
Upper Elochoman, 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 Upper Elochoman, Wahkiakum County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Upper Elochoman. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Upper Elochoman is published on the Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KKLS) page, 36 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. 4 airfields within reach of Upper Elochoman 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 Upper Elochoman: Astoria Regional Airport (KAST) 44 km · Ed Carlson Memorial Field South Lewis County Airport (KTDO) 48 km · Chehalis Centralia Airport (KCLS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KKLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Upper Elochoman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Upper Elochoman.
About Upper Elochoman, Washington
Upper Elochoman rests in a fold of the Coast Range, where the air itself seems to carry the damp breath of ancient forests. It lies 19.8 miles west-north-west of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Puget Island. The terrain here is a study in deep greens and shadowed valleys, the land rising in steep, forested slopes that cup the narrow floor of the valley. Streams, born high in the misty hills, tumble down in cascades, their waters cold and clear, feeding the Elochoman River as it meanders through this secluded place. The sky, often a soft, diffused grey or a brilliant, washed-out blue, presses down on the dense canopy, and when the sun does break through, it casts a luminous, almost ethereal light upon the moss-draped branches and the rich, dark earth. The character of Upper Elochoman is that of a place surrendered to the quiet dominion of nature, where human endeavors are etched against a backdrop of timeless, wild beauty. The history of Upper Elochoman is as entwined with the timber industry as the Douglas firs are with the very soil of this region. For generations, the economy pulsed with the rhythm of logging and the sawmills that once hummed with activity, their echoes now fading into the sigh of the wind through the trees. While the great logging operations have largely receded, a quiet agricultural presence persists, with small farms and homesteads clinging to the fertile valley floor, raising livestock and cultivating crops that thrive in the moist climate. The local character is one of resilience and a deep connection to the land, a spirit shaped by long winters and the persistent, life-giving rain. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces here; instead, the distinctive quality of Upper Elochoman lies in its unpretentious stillness, a palpable sense of peace that settles over the landscape like the morning mist.
Live animated radar for Upper Elochoman 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 | Upper Elochoman, Wahkiakum County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.2404°N, 123.3246°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98612 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Upper Elochoman, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Elochoman, 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 Upper Elochoman includes coordinates 46.240400°N, 123.324600°W, situated in Wahkiakum County. ZIP code 98612. Telephone area code: 360. 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.
