Richland, WA Weather Forecast
Benton County, Washington
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Richland, 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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Richland, WA at a glance
Richland is home to about 63,757 people in Benton County, across 40 square miles. It ranks 20th by population of 152 places in Washington with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is West Richland, 5 miles away.
- County
- Benton County
- Population
- 63,757 2023 est.
- Land area
- 40 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,599
- Forecast point
- 46.2841°N, 119.2940°W
How well can the network see Richland?
The nearest Doppler radar is KPDT (Pendleton, OR), to the SSE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,200 ft above Richland. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KRLD (Richland Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Richland
- West Richland, WA5 mi
- Kennewick, WA8 mi
- Pasco, WA8 mi
- Benton City, WA9 mi
- Prosser, WA23 mi
- Umatilla, OR25 mi
- Grandview, WA30 mi
- Hermiston, OR31 mi
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