Kelso, WA Weather Forecast
Cowlitz County, Washington
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Kelso, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Kelso, WA at a glance
Kelso is home to about 12,648 people in Cowlitz County, across 8.1 square miles. It ranks 79th by population of 152 places in Washington with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Longview, 4 miles away.
- County
- Cowlitz County
- Population
- 12,648 2023 est.
- Land area
- 8.1 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,555
- Forecast point
- 46.1168°N, 122.8865°W
How well can the network see Kelso?
The nearest Doppler radar is KRTX (Portland, OR), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 1,700 ft above Kelso. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Kelso show up clearly. Kelso is closer to its radar than 73% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KKLS (Kelso/Longview Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Kelso
- Longview, WA4 mi
- Kalama, WA7 mi
- Woodland, WA15 mi
- St. Helens, OR18 mi
- La Center, WA20 mi
- Ridgefield, WA23 mi
- Scappoose, OR25 mi
- Battle Ground, WA29 mi
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