Willapa, Washington Weather
Willapa, 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 Willapa, Pacific County.
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About Willapa, Washington
Willapa breathes the saline air, a quiet collection of structures clinging to the low-lying land where the broad, dark waters of the Willapa River meet the sea. It lies 22.2 miles south of Grays Harbor, WA (from Grays Harbor, WA: bearing 176°T), and is situated 3.3 miles east-south-east of Raymond. The terrain here is a gentle surrender to the Pacific, a place of marsh and estuary, where the sky stretches vast and often grey, softening the edges of the world. The air, perpetually damp, carries the faint, clean scent of brine and decaying wood, a smell that clings to everything from the weathered clapboard of the buildings to the very skin of those who live there. Low, rounded hills, cloaked in a muted green of Douglas fir and Sitka spruce, form a soft backdrop, their slopes often shrouded in a mist that lends a dreamlike quality to the landscape. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, can be extraordinary, a diffused, pearlescent glow that seems to emanate from the very water, painting the scene in subtle shades of silver and muted gold. The history of Willapa is inextricably tied to the rhythm of the tides and the bounty of the surrounding forests. For generations, this has been a place of industry, its economy shaped by the timber that once flowed down the river and the shellfish harvested from its rich mudflats. Oysters, particularly, have been a cornerstone, their cultivation a tradition passed down through families, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the water. The remnants of old logging operations can still be glimpsed along the banks, ghost structures hinting at a more boisterous past. Today, while the logging mills may be fewer, the spirit of resourcefulness and a deep respect for the natural world still define the character of Willapa, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the ebb and flow of the river and the changing moods of the coast.
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| Location | Willapa, Pacific County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.674823°N, 123.66627°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98577 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Willapa, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Willapa, 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 Willapa includes coordinates 46.674823°N, 123.666270°W, situated in Pacific County. ZIP code 98577. 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.
