Waldron, Washington Weather
Waldron, 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 Waldron, San Juan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Waldron. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Waldron is published on the Orcas Island Airport (KORS) page, 10 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 Waldron 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 Waldron: Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR) 18 km · Point Roberts Airpark (K1RL) 32 km · Anacortes Airport (K74S) 35 km · Bellingham International Airport (KBLI) 38 km · Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (KNUW) 47 km
Conditions reported at KORS describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waldron specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waldron.
About Waldron, Washington
Waldron rests on a low, rounded island, a quiet anchor in the Salish Sea. It lies 25.5 miles west of Bellingham, WA (from Bellingham, WA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-east of San Juan. Its landscape is a gentle mosaic of dense evergreen forests, their dark boughs often softened by the pervasive mist that clings to the air like a second skin, and open meadows where wild grasses sway in the persistent breeze. The coastline is a rugged embrace of rocky coves and small, pebbled beaches, the water here a deep, inscrutable blue, reflecting the ever-changing sky. The air itself carries a briny tang, mingled with the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the island's elemental nature. Everywhere, the sound of water is present, a hushed murmur from the sea lapping against the shore, a whisper through the trees. The history of Waldron is as quiet as its present, marked by early homesteaders who sought solitude and sustenance from the land and sea. For generations, the island's economy was tied to the bounty of its waters and forests, with fishing and logging forming the backbone of its livelihood. Though those industries have receded, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the natural world persist. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling thoroughfares, but rather a handful of weathered homes and outbuildings that seem to have grown organically from the earth, each telling its own silent story. The island’s distinctive character lies in this understated persistence, in the way life here moves to a rhythm dictated by the tides and the turning of the seasons, a testament to a simpler, more elemental existence.
Live animated radar for Waldron 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 | Waldron, San Juan County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48.687603°N, 123.036853°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98297 |
| Area Code | 206, 253 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waldron, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waldron, 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 Waldron includes coordinates 48.687603°N, 123.036853°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 98297. 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. 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.
