Wishram, Washington Weather
Wishram, 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 Wishram, Klickitat County.
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About Wishram, Washington
Wishram rests on the arid north bank of the Columbia River, a place where the wind seems to carry the dust of ages. It lies 68.9 miles south-south-west of Yakima, WA (from Yakima, WA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 11.1 miles east-north-east of The Dalles. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones: sun-baked hills, sparsely vegetated with hardy sagebrush and grasses, rise abruptly from the river's edge, their slopes etched with the dry gullies of ancient watercourses. The sky is a vast, often brilliant blue, stretching to horizons broken only by the distant, snow-capped peaks of the Cascades to the west, a stark and beautiful contrast to the immediate, parched terrain. The light here can be fierce in the midday sun, then soften into a honeyed glow as evening approaches, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the contours of the land. This quiet confluence has long been a passage point, a place where the great river dictates the flow of life. For millennia, it was a vital hub for Native American tribes, a gathering place and a crossing. Later, the railroad and the burgeoning timber industry carved a more defined existence for Wishram, bringing with it the echoes of industry and settlement, remnants of which can still be glimpsed in the weathered structures that dot the landscape. The economy today is a humbler affair, tied to the river's bounty and the surrounding agricultural lands, where vineyards now share the sun-drenched slopes with more traditional crops. The distinctive character of Wishram is one of resilience, of a quiet endurance shaped by the formidable forces of nature and the persistent spirit of those who have chosen to make their home on this sun-beaten bank.
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| Location | Wishram, Klickitat County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 45.657345°N, 120.966734°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98673 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wishram, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wishram, 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 Wishram includes coordinates 45.657345°N, 120.966734°W, situated in Klickitat County. ZIP code 98673. 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. 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.
