Waterville, Washington Weather
Waterville, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Waterville, Douglas County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Waterville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Waterville is published on the Lake Chelan Airport (KS10) page, 26 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 Waterville 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 Waterville: Pangborn Memorial Airport (KEAT) 29 km · Mansfield Airport (K8W3) 37 km · Ephrata Municipal Airport (KEPH) 56 km · Anderson Field (KS97) 57 km
Conditions reported at KS10 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Waterville, Washington
Waterville lies open to the vast expanse of the Douglas County landscape, a place where rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, surrender to the broad, blue sky. It lies 3.6 miles west-north-west of Douglas, WA (from Douglas, WA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-south-east of Entiat. The land here breathes with a dry, sun-baked resilience, the grasses a pale gold in summer, turning to muted earth tones as autumn approaches. Ancient basalt flows, smoothed by millennia of wind and weather, form the underlying bones of the terrain, creating a subtle topography that guides the eye toward distant, hazy horizons. The air itself carries a clean, sharp scent, a blend of sun-warmed sagebrush and the faint, sweet perfume of distant orchards, especially potent in the hushed moments just before dawn. This is a place where the sky feels impossibly large, a constant, silent presence that dwarfs the modest structures of human endeavor. The very character of Waterville is etched by its agricultural heritage, a story told in the golden waves of wheat that have long been its primary harvest. For generations, the rhythm of this place has been dictated by the planting and reaping, by the patient work of coaxing sustenance from this semi-arid land. The local economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the soil, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, silent witnesses to the ebb and flow of harvest seasons. Beyond the fields, the nearby Columbia River, a formidable ribbon of blue, offers a different kind of life, its waters reflecting the changing moods of the sky and hinting at recreational pursuits that draw visitors in warmer months. Waterville, though small, possesses a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives in this sun-drenched corner of Washington.
Live animated radar for Waterville 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 | Waterville, Douglas County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.647076°N, 120.071179°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98858 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waterville, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterville, 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 Waterville includes coordinates 47.647076°N, 120.071179°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 98858. 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.
