Longview, WA Weather Forecast
Cowlitz County, Washington
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Longview, 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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Longview, WA at a glance
Longview is home to about 37,925 people in Cowlitz County, across 15 square miles. It ranks 33rd by population of 152 places in Washington with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Kelso, 4 miles away.
- County
- Cowlitz County
- Population
- 37,925 2023 est.
- Land area
- 15 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,563
- Forecast point
- 46.1457°N, 122.9643°W
How well can the network see Longview?
The nearest Doppler radar is KRTX (Portland, OR), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 1,800 ft above Longview. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Longview show up clearly. Longview is closer to its radar than 71% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KKLS (Kelso/Longview Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Longview
- Kelso, WA4 mi
- Kalama, WA11 mi
- Woodland, WA19 mi
- St. Helens, OR21 mi
- La Center, WA24 mi
- Ridgefield, WA26 mi
- Scappoose, OR27 mi
- Battle Ground, WA33 mi
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