Yelm, Washington Weather
Yelm, 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 Yelm, Thurston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Yelm. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Yelm is published on the Gray Army Air Field (KGRF) page, 15 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 Yelm 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 Yelm: Olympia Regional Airport (KOLM) 23 km · McChord Air Force Base (KTCM) 24 km · Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 30 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 36 km · Chehalis Centralia Airport (KCLS) 41 km
Conditions reported at KGRF describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Yelm specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Yelm, Washington
Yelm lies under a vast Pacific Northwest sky, a place where the land rolls gently, giving way to the distant, snow-capped shoulders of Mount Rainier. It lies 9.4 miles north-east of Thurston, WA (from Thurston, WA: bearing 55°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south of North Yelm. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding forests and the fertile farmlands that stretch out like a patchwork quilt. During late afternoon, the sun casts a warm, golden light across the fields of grain and hops, illuminating the quiet streets and the solid, unpretentious buildings that give Yelm its grounded character. The Nisqually River, a silver ribbon, winds its way through the landscape, reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky, and the very quietness of the place allows the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a hawk to become prominent notes in the day's song. This is a place with roots reaching back to the days of early settlers and Native American tribes who understood the value of this rich soil. The local economy, long tied to agriculture, still celebrates its harvest with a vibrant farmers market, where the bounty of the season is laid out in colorful displays. Though the landscape has seen changes, the spirit of self-reliance and community endures, a quiet strength that has seen Yelm through its transformations. The nearby Mount Rainier National Park offers a dramatic backdrop, its imposing presence a constant draw for those seeking the wilder beauty of the Cascades, a stark contrast to the cultivated fields and the steady, unhurried pulse of life within Yelm itself.
Live animated radar for Yelm 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 | Yelm, Thurston County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.942043°N, 122.605958°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98597, 98576 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yelm, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yelm, 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 Yelm includes coordinates 46.942043°N, 122.605958°W, situated in Thurston County. ZIP code 98597, 98576. 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. 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.
