Wauna, Washington Weather
Wauna, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Wauna, Pierce County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wauna.
About Wauna, Washington
Wauna rests in a fold of Pierce County where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent toward the Puget Sound. It lies 10.8 miles north-north-west of University Place, WA (from University Place, WA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Artondale. The air here carries the damp, loamy scent of cedar and fir, a constant reminder of the dense forests that still claim much of the surrounding terrain. Rain, when it comes, often falls in a fine, persistent mist, blurring the edges of the distant hills and lending a soft, diffused light to the afternoons. The roads, for the most part, follow the contours of the land, winding between stands of towering trees and occasional clearings where the soil, a rich, dark loam, proves arable. It is a place where the quiet persists, broken only by the occasional rumble of a logging truck or the distant cry of a gull. The history of Wauna is tied to the very trees that define its landscape, their timber once a driving force in the local economy. Early settlers cleared these forests, their livelihoods carved from the wood that fueled the burgeoning industries of the wider region. Though the logging camps have largely faded, their legacy can still be felt in the sturdy, weathered barns and the enduring connection to the land that characterizes the people of Wauna. The nearby waterways, tributaries of the Sound, once served as vital arteries for transporting lumber, and though their commercial use has diminished, they remain important for recreation and offer glimpses of the abundant marine life that thrives in these waters. Life in Wauna moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the natural world, a steady, grounded existence far from the clamor of larger cities.
Live animated radar for Wauna and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Wauna, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.378985°N, 122.642633°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98329, 98395 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wauna, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wauna, Washington, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Wauna includes coordinates 47.378985°N, 122.642633°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98329, 98395. Telephone area code: 425. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
